The Winery Pignier of Jura

Winery Pignier
The winery offers 28 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 59 of the estates of Jura.
It is located in Jura

The Winery Pignier is one of the world's great estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in of Jura to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Pignier wines

Looking for the best Winery Pignier wines in Jura among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Pignier wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Pignier wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Pignier

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Pignier

How Winery Pignier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of flying with the wind of the seas, lemongrass chicken or aperitif puff pastries (cheese matches, puff pastries with....

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Pignier

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Pignier. often reveals types of flavors of apples, brioche or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of microbio, earth or non oak. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Pignier. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Pignier

  • 2008With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Pignier.

  • Chardonnay

Discovering the wine region of Jura

The Jura is a small wine region in eastern France that is responsible for some very special and traditional wine styles. It is close to the Swiss Jura, but quite distinct from it. Wedged between Burgundy to the west and Switzerland to the east, the region is characterized by a landscape of Wooded hills and the winding topography of the Jura Mountains. The Jura vineyards cover just over 1,850 hectares, forming a narrow strip of land almost 80 km Long from North to South.

The total area is steadily increasing, but is still less than one-tenth of the area planted with vines two centuries ago, before Phylloxera decimated the region's vineyards. Jura wines are sold under five main appellations, the most important of which are Arbois">Arbois and Côtes du Jura. Five main Grape varieties are used in the region's wines - three traditional and two more modern imports. The first of the local varieties is Poulsard (or Ploussard as it is called in the communes of Arbois and Pupillin), a red grape that accounts for about a fifth of the region's plantings.

The top white wines of Winery Pignier

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Pignier

How Winery Pignier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of poultry, mushrooms or mild and soft cheese such as recipes of home-made white pudding, chicken with morels and white wine or surprising chicken breasts.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Pignier

On the nose the white wine of Winery Pignier. often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus fruit or nutty and sometimes also flavors of pear, tropical or pineapple. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Pignier. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Pignier

  • 2014With an average score of 4.16/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.08/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.04/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.03/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Pignier.

  • Chardonnay
  • Savagnin
  • Poulsard

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.

The top red wines of Winery Pignier

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Pignier

How Winery Pignier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of game (deer, venison), appetizers and snacks or mushrooms such as recipes of wild boar stew, bruschetta with mozzarella or beef kidney.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Pignier

On the nose the red wine of Winery Pignier. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Pignier. is a with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Pignier

  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.87/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.86/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.56/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Pignier.

  • Trousseau
  • Pinot Noir
  • Poulsard

The word of the wine: Grape variety

A type of vine plant and, by extension, the term used to designate the grapes that come from it. The term "table grape" is used to designate the grapes used for consumption, whereas the term "grape variety" is used to designate the wine grapes used to make wine.

The top sweet wines of Winery Pignier

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Winery Pignier

How Winery Pignier wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of spicy food, mature and hard cheese or poultry such as recipes of tunisian tagine, 4 cheese tart or potato and bacon omelette.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Winery Pignier

On the nose the sweet wine of Winery Pignier. often reveals types of flavors of nutty, walnut or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or oak.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Winery Pignier

  • 2011With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Winery Pignier.

  • Savagnin
  • Chardonnay
  • Poulsard

Discover the grape variety: Poulsard

Poulsard is a red grape variety that originated in the Franche-Comté region. In 1732, it was qualified as a good grape variety with several others by the parliament of Besançon at the time. It currently covers nearly 300 ha. This variety has 3 approved clones: 296, 584 and 464. Poulsard has slightly hairy branches with long tendrils. Its leaves are yellow in color. Although its bunches are small, its berries are often medium-sized or larger. Poulsard is quite sensitive to scorching, spring frosts and coulure. It is also afraid of oidium, mildew and grey rot. This grape variety appreciates clayey, fat and marly soils. Its fertility is average, so it is preferable to prune it long. It buds quite early. Poulsard produces a wine with a light structure, fine and aromatic. It can be kept for years. This wine goes well with poultry, red meat, cheese and starters.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

News about Winery Pignier and wines from the region

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Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Mancey, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Prissé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Prissé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The word of the wine: Grape variety

A type of vine plant and, by extension, the term used to designate the grapes that come from it. The term "table grape" is used to designate the grapes used for consumption, whereas the term "grape variety" is used to designate the wine grapes used to make wine.

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