Winery CaillotPuligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Pucelles'
White wine
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Pucelles'
Pairings that work perfectly with Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Pucelles'
Original food and wine pairings with Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Pucelles'
The Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Pucelles' of Winery Caillot matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of spaghetti with garlic, salmon pave en papillotte or giant paella cooked on a wood fire.
Details and technical informations about Winery Caillot's Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Pucelles'.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
Informations about the Winery Caillot
The Winery Caillot is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Pucelles' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Pucelles'
The wine region of Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Pucelles' is located in the region of Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Vincent Girardin or the Domaine Jean Chartron produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Pucelles' are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru 'Les Pucelles' often reveals types of flavors of butter, grapefruit or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of floral, vegetal or honey.
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.
The word of the wine: Barrel
A wooden barrel made of oak that varies in size depending on the region and is used to age wines. Some white wines are vinified and aged in barrels.
