Winery Pierre de CrillonMeursault 1er Cru 'Gouttes d'Or'
White wine
This wine generally goes well with rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mild and soft cheese.
Food and wine pairings with Meursault 1er Cru 'Gouttes d'Or'
Pairings that work perfectly with Meursault 1er Cru 'Gouttes d'Or'
Original food and wine pairings with Meursault 1er Cru 'Gouttes d'Or'
The Meursault 1er Cru 'Gouttes d'Or' of Winery Pierre de Crillon matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of cannelloni of meat, baked sardines with garlic or easy seafood gratin.
Details and technical informations about Winery Pierre de Crillon's Meursault 1er Cru 'Gouttes d'Or'.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Informations about the Winery Pierre de Crillon
The Winery Pierre de Crillon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Meursault 1er Cru 'Les Gouttes d'Or' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Meursault 1er Cru 'Les Gouttes d'Or'
The wine region of Meursault 1er Cru 'Les Gouttes d'Or' is located in the region of Meursault Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Fabien Coche (Domaine Coche-Bizouard) or the Domaine François Gaunoux produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Meursault 1er Cru 'Les Gouttes d'Or' are Chardonnay et Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Meursault 1er Cru 'Les Gouttes d'Or' often reveals types of flavors of butter, vegetal or lemon and sometimes also flavors of tropical fruit, petroleum or cream.
The wine region of Burgundy
Absolute reference for great terroir wines: opulent, mineral Chardonnay in whites (chiselled Chablis, buttery Meursault, majestic Montrachet), fine and silky Pinot Noir in reds (full-bodied Gevrey, structured Pommard, delicate Volnay). Exceptional age-worthy wines with complex notes - red fruits, undergrowth, butter, hazelnut. Some lively Aligoté and light Gamay (Mâconnais). 29,500 ha, 84 tiered AOCs (Régionale, Village, 1er Cru, Grand Cru), 1,247 UNESCO Climats.
The word of the wine: Véraison
A phase in the vegetative cycle of the vine that takes place in summer, usually in August, when the grapes change colour from green to red (for reds) or yellow (for whites). This stage heralds the beginning of ripening.
