What is the difference between Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet?
Puligny-Montrachet and Chassagne-Montrachet enjoy the prestige of their shared grand cru Montrachet, but each commune has earned distinction in their own right. The primary difference between the two is that Puligny leads with finesse, while Chassagne exudes more immediate generosity.
Is there a red Puligny-Montrachet?
Puligny-Montrachet may be used for red wine and white with Pinot noir and Chardonnay as the main grape variety. However, almost only white Puligny-Montrachet is produced, at around 99.5% of the total production.
Is Puligny-Montrachet a Burgundy?
Puligny-Montrachet Wine. Puligny-Montrachet is a village in the Cote de Beaune sub-region of Burgundy, with its own communal appellation. It is also home to four Grand Cru vineyards and 17 Premier Cru sites.
What food goes with Puligny-Montrachet?
This wine will be perfect paired with refined dishes such poultry in sauce, veal fried with mushrooms, foie gras, lobster, crawfish, and grilled or fried sea-fish. On the cheese-board, its natural allies are goat cheeses, Reblochon, or soft-centred cheeses like Brie de Meaux.
What do French call Chardonnay?
Aubaine
Chardonnay (UK: /ˈʃɑːrdəneɪ/, US: /ˌʃɑːrdənˈeɪ/, French: [ʃaʁdɔnɛ] ( listen)) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine….
| Chardonnay | |
|---|---|
| Also called | Aubaine, Beaunois, Gamay blanc, Melon blanc (more) |
| Notable regions | Worldwide |
Is Puligny Montrachet oaked?
The style of white Puligny-Montrachet is often very mineral, with a more restrained oak character compared to the white wines of some of the other Côte de Beaune villages, and tends to be described as “elegant” rather than fruit-driven, although some aspects of the style (such as the level of fruitiness) varies …
What grape is Pouilly-Fuissé?
Chardonnay
Pouilly-Fuissé is an appellation in France’s Burgundy region. Chardonnay is the only grape grown there, so the California equivalent would be a Chardonnay. There are many different styles of California Chardonnay, so not every single one will match up to your expectations for a Pouilly-Fuissé.
Where are the Puligny-Montrachet vineyards?
The southern vineyards of Blagny, a small hamlet just north-west of Puligny, are also covered by the Puligny-Montrachet appellation, but only for their white wines. They produce red wines under their own Blagny Premier Cru appellation.
Why is it called Puligny Montrachet?
The origin of these names is the scrubby Mont-Rachet hillside above the village: mont meaning “hill” and rache translating rather less glamorously as either “scab” or “rash”. The communal Puligny-Montrachet appellation covers red wines made from Pinot Noir and white wines made from Chardonnay.
What is Premier Cru Puligny-Montrachet wine?
Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru wines are those made under the Puligny-Montrachet appellation, from grapes grown in officially recognized Premier Cru vineyards. The Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru title covers white wines made from Chardonnay and red wines made from Pinot Noir, although reds make up only a tiny fraction of the village’s output.
Where is the Burgundy town of Montrachet?
Puligny-Montrachet is a village in the Cote de Beaune sub-region of Burgundy, with its own communal appellation. It is also home to four Grand Cru vineyards and 17 Premier Cru sites.