The Château Ancienne Forteresse of Mercurey Premier Cru of Burgundy

Château Ancienne Forteresse
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is currently not ranked among the best domains of Burgundy.
It is located in Mercurey Premier Cru in the region of Burgundy

The Château Ancienne Forteresse is one of the best wineries to follow in Mercurey Premier Cru.. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Mercurey Premier Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Ancienne Forteresse wines

Looking for the best Château Ancienne Forteresse wines in Mercurey Premier Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Ancienne Forteresse 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 Château Ancienne Forteresse wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Ancienne Forteresse

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Ancienne Forteresse

How Château Ancienne Forteresse wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef pot-au-feu, tripe in the style of caen or rabbit with goat cheese and mint.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Ancienne Forteresse.

  • Pinot Noir

Discovering the wine region of Mercurey Premier Cru

The wine region of Mercurey Premier Cru is located in the region of Mercurey of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Michel Juillot or the Domaine Albert Sounit produce mainly wines red and white. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Mercurey Premier Cru are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Gamay noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Mercurey Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of raspberry, nutmeg or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or spices.

In the mouth of Mercurey Premier Cru is a with a nice freshness. We currently count 62 estates and châteaux in the of Mercurey Premier Cru, producing 88 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Mercurey Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison).

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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.

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