The Winery Robert Michel of Brouilly of Beaujolais

Winery Robert Michel - Château de la Chapelle Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is ranked in the top 92 of the estates of Beaujolais.
It is located in Brouilly in the region of Beaujolais

The Winery Robert Michel is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Brouilly to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Robert Michel wines

Looking for the best Winery Robert Michel wines in Brouilly among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Robert Michel 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 Robert Michel wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Robert Michel

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Robert Michel

How Winery Robert Michel wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of tibs (ethiopia), roast veal in the oven or rabbit with mustard in a casserole.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Robert Michel

  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5

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

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Brouilly

Brouilly is an appellation for red wines produced from Vineyards in north-central Beaujolais. The lower slopes of Mont Brouilly and the surrounding countryside contain large plantings of the Gamay Grape. The wines produced here are relatively robust and Full-bodied, in contrast to the light, fresh wines of Beaujolais Nouveau. The wines are fruitier than many of the other Beaujolais crus, with plum and berry flavors overpowering the traditional Floral">floralCharacter of Gamay.

The appellation was officially delimited along with most other Beaujolais crus in the 1930s. While the appellation applies only to red wines, the white varieties Chardonnay, Aligoté and Melon de Bourgogne can account for 15% of the vineyard area. They are also authorised as a minor component of the blend in Brouilly wines. The Brouilly wine area covers six communes around Mont Brouilly, none of which bears the name Brouilly, which is unusual for a Beaujolais cru.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Robert Michel

Planning a wine route in the of Brouilly? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Robert Michel.

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). 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 to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Winery Robert Michel and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: Roast

Specific character given by noble rot to sweet wines, which results in a candied taste and aroma.