Winery Gérard RaphetCuvée Unique Reserve Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 'Les Combottes'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Unique Reserve Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 'Les Combottes'
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Unique Reserve Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 'Les Combottes'
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Unique Reserve Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 'Les Combottes'
The Cuvée Unique Reserve Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 'Les Combottes' of Winery Gérard Raphet matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef fillet in a crust, alsatian fondue or paella valenciana (without seafood).
Details and technical informations about Winery Gérard Raphet's Cuvée Unique Reserve Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru 'Les Combottes'.
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.
Informations about the Winery Gérard Raphet
The Winery Gérard Raphet is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 26 wines for sale in the of Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Gevrey-Chambertin Premier Cru
26 Premier Cru climats on either side of the village in the Côte de Nuits, 100% Pinot Noir: the most coloured, fleshy and structured reds of the region, distinctive game note. Bright ruby in youth, deep carmine with age, aromas of strawberry, blackberry, violet, mignonette and rose. Clos Saint-Jacques flagship climat at the level of neighbouring Grands Crus. Iron-rich clay-limestone soils, south-east exposure, 15-25+ years ageing.
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: Water stress
Lack of water. Water stress blocks the vegetative cycle of the vine, which uses all available resources to maintain the integrity of the plant, thus blocking the ripening process of the grapes.
