Winery Michel OllivierVolnay
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Volnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Volnay
Original food and wine pairings with Volnay
The Volnay of Winery Michel Ollivier matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), veal fillet stroganoff or venison leg with tomato sauce.
Details and technical informations about Winery Michel Ollivier's Volnay.
Discover the grape variety: Chenin
Chenin, also known as pinot de la Loire Valley (pineau), is the flagship grape variety of the Loire Valley. It would have found its first origins in Anjou where it would have been cultivated by the monks of the Abbey of Saint-Maur located between Angers and Saumur since the 6th century. chenin is a great white grape variety which likes particularly the chalky soils called here stones of tufa which were used for the construction of the castles of the Loire Valley. Its bunches are medium-sized, fairly compact and its berries are more or less small. It is an early variety, which resists well to diseases. Chenin has the particularity of being able to participate as well in the elaboration of dry white wines as of sweet white wines or sparkling wines. Perfectly structured by the acidity, elegant, with a complex nose and aromas of yellow fruits, dry fruits, citrus fruits, white flowers, honey... the wine resulting from the chenin is rather lively and nervous, which allows him a good potential of guard. Chenin covers about 10,000 hectares in France, and is very productive in South Africa where it covers more than 26,000 hectares.
Informations about the Winery Michel Ollivier
The Winery Michel Ollivier is one of wineries to follow in Volnay 1er Cru 'Carelle sous la Chapelle'.. It offers 5 wines for sale in the of Volnay 1er Cru 'Carelle sous la Chapelle' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Carelle sous la Chapelle'
The wine region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Carelle sous la Chapelle' is located in the region of Volnay Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Yvon Clerget or the Domaine François Buffet produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Carelle sous la Chapelle' are Pinot noir et Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Volnay 1er Cru 'Carelle sous la Chapelle' often reveals types of flavors of earthy, earth or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of cherry, red fruit or non oak.
The wine region of Burgundy
Bourgogne is the catch-all regional appellation title of the Burgundy wine region in eastern France ("Bourgogne" is the French name for Burgundy). Burgundy has a Complex and comprehensive appellation system; counting Premier Cru and Grand Cru titles, the region has over 700 appellation titles for its wines. Thus, Burgundy wines often come from one Vineyard (or several separate vineyards) without an appellation title specific to the region, Village or even vineyard. A standard Burgundy wine may be made from grapes grown in one or more of Burgundy's 300 communes.
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The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey above the vineyard of Rully. Situated at the end of the Côte de Beaune region, it marks the begining of the côte chalonnaise with such a diversity of landscapes. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bivb Find out more on our website: https://www.bourgogne-wines ...
The appellations of Bourgogne
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The word of the wine: Faded
Said of a wine that has lost its brilliance and depth. It can also be used to describe the nose of an old wine that has lost its aromatic freshness.
