Winery Montel BenoitBM Chanturgue
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Montel Benoit's BM Chanturgue.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay noir
Gamay is a Burgundian grape variety that has existed since the 14th century. For fear of competition with the pinot noir of Burgundy, gamay was finally uprooted and planted in the Beaujolais region, from Mâcon to Lyon. These siliceous and granitic soils suit it perfectly, and it gives its best here. But it is also planted all over France, such as in Lorraine, in the Loire Valley, in Bugey, in Savoie and in Auvergne. Gamay is early and very productive and needs to be limited so that quality prevails over quantity. Short winter pruning of the shoots and high density of vines per hectare are the methods that allow it to produce very fruity, fresh and greedy red wines. Gamay is also very popular in red wine futures, and produces wines from the Beaujolais region with very interesting character and ageing potential. The AOCs Crémant-de-Bourgogne, Mâcon, Anjou, Touraine, Rosé de vallée de la Loire, Côtes-d'Auvergne, Saint-Pourçain, Bugey, Gaillac, Côtes du Luberon... and many vins de pays are proud of it. Today, about 36,000 hectares of Gamay are cultivated in France, including 22,000 hectares in Beaujolais.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of BM Chanturgue from Winery Montel Benoit are 2017, 0, 2018
Informations about the Winery Montel Benoit
The Winery Montel Benoit is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Côtes d'Auvergne to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Côtes d'Auvergne
Volcanic AOC of the Massif Central (2011, 267 ha across 53 communes) on hillsides and slopes of the puys at 350–500 m bordering the Limagne: Gamay signature (70%) on basalts and granites producing fruity, mineral reds; Pinot Noir (20%) as complement; rare Chardonnay. Bright ruby colour, nose of red fruits, spices and volcanic earthy notes. Lively palate with fine tannins and ardent minerality from ash, lava and basaltic deposits — pure volcanic freshness and typicity.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
