Winery MerlinVieilles Vignes Viré Clessé
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Viré Clessé
Pairings that work perfectly with Vieilles Vignes Viré Clessé
Original food and wine pairings with Vieilles Vignes Viré Clessé
The Vieilles Vignes Viré Clessé of Winery Merlin matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of sausages with kale, baked salmon with tomato or vegan leek and tofu quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Merlin's Vieilles Vignes Viré Clessé.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vieilles Vignes Viré Clessé from Winery Merlin are 2013, 2015, 2016
Informations about the Winery Merlin
The Winery Merlin is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Viré-Clessé to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Viré-Clessé
The wine region of Viré-Clessé is located in the region of Mâconnais of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Thevenet & Fils or the Domaine Jean-Pierre Michel produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Viré-Clessé are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Viré-Clessé often reveals types of flavors of apples, salt or almonds and sometimes also flavors of flint, grass or hay.
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.
News related to this wine
The Mâcon plus appellation seen by Théo et Hugo Merlin
Théo and Paul Merlin are winegrowers at the Domaine Merlin, they emphasizes the characteristics of the appellation Mâcon La Roche Vineuse. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (March 2020). 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.bourgogn ...
An overview of Saint-Véran appellation
Let’s have a look at Saint-Véran vineyard and discover the magnificent and very diverse landscapes of this appellation situated in the South of Bourgogne. Saint-Véran is one of the 5 Village appellations with Pouilly-Fuissé, Pouilly-Vinzelles, Pouilly-Loché and Viré-Clessé. Like them, it produces only white wines from the Chardonnay grape. What makes it special is that the vineyard is cut in two dinstinct parts by the vineyard of Pouilly-Fuissé. As anywhere else in the vineyard in Bourgogn ...
At the heart of the Mâcon terroir
In line with our previous videos « The Climats of Chablis seen from the sky » and « The vineyards of Bourgogne, seen from the sky » », the Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) and the Union des Producteurs de Vins de Mâcon offer you a new stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. Established in 1937, this Régionale appellation is divided into three levels: – The first level is known as white, red or rosé Mâcon. The grapes used can come from all around the Mâconnais. – The second level is name ...
The word of the wine: Olfaction
Perception of odours and aromas by the olfactory bulb. Retroolfaction is the same phenomenon inside the mouth via the retronasal route.
