Winery Thevenet QuintaineTête Viré-Clessé
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Tête Viré-Clessé of the Winery Thevenet Quintaine is in the top 10 of wines of Viré-Clessé.
Food and wine pairings with Tête Viré-Clessé
Pairings that work perfectly with Tête Viré-Clessé
Original food and wine pairings with Tête Viré-Clessé
The Tête Viré-Clessé of Winery Thevenet Quintaine matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of coconut from paimpol, avocado and marinated tuna poke bowl or ham and comté quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Thevenet Quintaine's Tête Viré-Clessé.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Tête Viré-Clessé from Winery Thevenet Quintaine are 2016, 2015, 2008
Informations about the Winery Thevenet Quintaine
The Winery Thevenet Quintaine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 12 wines for sale in the of Viré-Clessé to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Viré-Clessé
First Village appellation of the Maconnais (recognised in 1998): Chardonnay as exclusive signature white king — pale gold robe with ashen glints and signature aromatic profile of white flowers (acacia, hawthorn, honeysuckle, broom), apricot, peach, pear, almond and a quince touch, ample and fruity palate, tender and powerful marked by the typical Maconnais minerality and the sweetness of ripe grapes. AOC, marl-limestone, semi-continental climate, signature ageing 5-6 years, sometimes longer.
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: Imperial
Bottle with a capacity of 6 liters (synonym of mathusalem).
