The Winery Gérard Raphet of Côte de Nuits of Burgundy

Winery Gérard Raphet
The winery offers 19 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 90 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Côte de Nuits in the region of Burgundy

The Winery Gérard Raphet is one of the world's great estates. It offers 19 wines for sale in of Côte de Nuits to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Located in the heart of Côte de Nuits in Burgundy, the Domaine Gérard Raphet is a wine estate whose reputation has been built over the years since its founding. The estate is situated on the edge of the village of Fixin near major Burgundian brands and is recognized for its Marteaux crus and its Fixin cuvées. Domaine Gérard Raphet was founded by Gérard and Michèle Raphet in 1976. After acquiring several vineyards in the region, they began to produce their own wines. In 2000, their son, Julien Raphet, joined his father and together, they worked to develop the estate and its vineyard. Domaine Gérard Raphet specializes in the production of red wines. Their wines are crafted primarily from top-quality Pinot Noir and aged in French oak barrels. Their range includes various cuvées, including their Marteaux crus, exceptional wines from their oldest vineyard, alternating sensations of spices and fruits. The estate's cellars are also filled with Fixin cuvées, lighter but high-quality wines, with woody aromas and delicate tannins. Domaine Gérard Raphet is distinguished by its attentive and meticulous work, implemented at each stage of wine production, from vineyard maintenance to bottling. Their teams combine a respect for tradition and a constant search for innovation and improvement. The result are wines of exceptional quality that leave a unique and lasting taste.

Top Winery Gérard Raphet wines

Looking for the best Winery Gérard Raphet wines in Côte de Nuits among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Gérard Raphet 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 Gérard Raphet wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Gérard Raphet

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Gérard Raphet

How Winery Gérard Raphet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), oven-baked veal cutlets or rabbit and mushroom gibelotte.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Gérard Raphet

On the nose the red wine of Winery Gérard Raphet. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, raspberry or non oak. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Gérard Raphet. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Gérard Raphet

  • 2009With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.38/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.36/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 0With an average score of 4.30/5

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

  • Pinot Noir

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Historic heart of Burgundy's great reds, 95% Pinot Noir on ~1,500 ha — the world's most prestigious wine strip. Signature fine complex reds with notes of cherry, raspberry, violet, undergrowth, truffle, sweet spices and leather touch, silky tannins and long ageing (10-50 years) — the soul of Pinot. 24 Grand Crus including Romanée-Conti, La Tâche, Chambertin, Musigny, Clos de Vougeot. Absolute summit on Gevrey, Vosne, Chambolle, Vougeot.

Exceptional cellar wines.

The top white wines of Winery Gérard Raphet

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Gérard Raphet

How Winery Gérard Raphet wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of awara broth, grilled mackerel with garlic and herbs or carri of shrimps with chillies.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Gérard Raphet

In the mouth the white wine of Winery Gérard Raphet. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

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

  • Aligoté

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.

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Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Lively, taut whites with chiselled acidity and an airy palate, with aromas of lemon, green apple, white flowers, fresh almond and chalky notes. Typically saline finish. Star of Bouzeron AOC (the only single-variety aligoté appellation) and Bourgogne Aligoté AOC. Also used in Crémant de Bourgogne and the iconic kir cocktail (with blackcurrant liqueur). Historic Burgundian variety, a cross of pinot noir × gouais blanc, half-sibling of chardonnay.

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