The Winery Rene de Lacray of Chablis of Burgundy

Winery Rene de Lacray
The winery offers 14 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 386 of the estates of Burgundy.
It is located in Chablis in the region of Burgundy

The Winery Rene de Lacray is one of the best wineries to follow in Chablis.. It offers 14 wines for sale in of Chablis to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rene de Lacray wines

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

The top red wines of Winery Rene de Lacray

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rene de Lacray

How Winery Rene de Lacray wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of german recipe for marinated meat: sauerbraten, bites of cheese or duck stew with cahors wine.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rene de Lacray

On the nose the red wine of Winery Rene de Lacray. often reveals types of flavors of smoke, earthy or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, oak or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Rene de Lacray. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rene de Lacray

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.40/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Rene de Lacray.

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Chablis

Chablis is a historic town and wine region in NorthCentralFrance. It produces light, Dry white wines, renowned for their minerality and lively Acidity. AOC Chablis wines are produced exclusively from the Chardonnay grape. The wines of Chablis are made in a rather different style from those produced elsewhere in Burgundy.

They are drier and fresher, rather than heavier and more Aromatic. Most basic Chablis is fermented and aged in stainless steel, with the use of oak barrels being more common for the top wines, although large used barrels are more likely to be used than New ones, and the wines spend less time in them than in Côte d'Or. The town and its vineyards are located a considerable distance (over 100 kilometers) northwest of the main wine regions of Burgundy, from the Côte de Nuits to the Maconnais. They are actually closer to Sancerre (Loire) and Les Riceys (southern Champagne) and to the city of Paris.

The top white wines of Winery Rene de Lacray

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rene de Lacray

How Winery Rene de Lacray wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of cannelloni chicken, pepper and mozzarella, cod rougail or fish curry à la reunion.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rene de Lacray

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rene de Lacray. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, vanilla or pear and sometimes also flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Rene de Lacray. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rene de Lacray

  • 2008With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Rene de Lacray.

  • Chardonnay
  • Aligoté

Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Rene de Lacray

Planning a wine route in the of Chablis? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Rene de Lacray.

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 Rene de Lacray and wines from the region

What style should one expect from a good Chablis by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In 80-second clip, Debra MEIBURG answers the question of an Internet user : what style should one expect from a good Chablis ? #Chablis #PureChablis ...

Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market by Debra MEIBURG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this minute-long clip, Debra MEIBURG discusses the position of Chablis wines in the Hong Kong market. #Chablis #PureChablis ...

Chablis takes pride in its subsoil by Ivy NG

On December 10, 2020, four Hong Kong personalities discussed Chablis wines on a live webinar: Yang LU, Master Sommelier and Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador, Debra MEIBURG, Master of Wine, Ivy NG, Official Bourgogne Wines Ambassador and Rebecca LEUNG, wine expert. In this two-and-a-half-minute clip, Yvy NG describes the unique subsoil that Chablis is so proud of. ...

The word of the wine: Lactic (acid)

Acid obtained by malolactic fermentation.