Winery Thomas FreresVolnay 1er Cru 'Clos de la Barre'
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Food and wine pairings with Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos de la Barre'
Pairings that work perfectly with Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos de la Barre'
Original food and wine pairings with Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos de la Barre'
The Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos de la Barre' of Winery Thomas Freres matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, roast veal with black olives or rabbit in white wine (casserole).
Details and technical informations about Winery Thomas Freres's Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos de la Barre'.
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.
Informations about the Winery Thomas Freres
The Winery Thomas Freres is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 57 wines for sale in the of Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos de la Barre' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos de la Barre'
The wine region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos de la Barre' is located in the region of Volnay Premier Cru of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Louis Jadot or the Domaine Réyane et Pascal Bouley produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos de la Barre' are Pinot noir, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Volnay 1er Cru 'Clos de la Barre' often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mushroom or black fruit and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, spices or oak.
The wine region of Burgundy
Bourgogne is the catch-all regional appellation title of the Burgundy wine region in eastern France ("Bourgogne" is the French name for Burgundy). Burgundy has a Complex and comprehensive appellation system; counting Premier Cru and Grand Cru titles, the region has over 700 appellation titles for its wines. Thus, Burgundy wines often come from one Vineyard (or several separate vineyards) without an appellation title specific to the region, Village or even vineyard. A standard Burgundy wine may be made from grapes grown in one or more of Burgundy's 300 communes.
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The word of the wine: Bâtonnage
A very old technique that has come back into fashion in modern oenology, which consists of shaking the white wine in the barrels at the end of fermentation, or after fermentation, with a stick or a flail, in order to suspend the fine lees composed of yeasts at the end of their activity. This process is sometimes used for red wines.
