At the table with Saint-Véran Croix de Montceau 2023
Salmon steak with sorrel, roast monkfish with lemon butter, capon with suprême sauce, partridge with grapes, 18-month Comté.
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Saint-Véran Croix de Montceau 2023Vignerons des Terres Secrètes
The Saint-Véran Croix de Montceau from Vignerons des Terres Secrètes is born in the village of Prissé, in the heart of the Mâconnais, in southern Burgundy. This 8.63-hectare lieu-dit spreads over slopes at 300 metres above sea level, facing due south, at the foot of the limestone hills overlooking the Saône. The clay-limestone soils, crossed by faults of active limestone, give the Chardonnay a precise, mineral expression.
The grapes are vinified in temperature-controlled tanks, with skin-contact maceration that releases the aromas from the skins before pressing. Fermentation is followed by measured bâtonnage of the fine lees, which nourishes the texture. The wine is then aged in tank for 12 months, without oak, to preserve the purity of the fruit and the terroir.
This wine reveals notes of brioche, white flowers, acacia, pear, white peach, lemon zest, toasted bread and flint. The bright golden colour heralds a gourmand nose where pastry meets white fruit. The attack is clean and lively, continues on light toasty touches, then the finish rounds out with very fine persistence.
All about Saint-Véran Croix de Montceau 2023
At what temperature should Saint-Véran Croix de Montceau 2023 be served?
Between 10 and 12 °C.
How long can Saint-Véran Croix de Montceau 2023 be kept?
Ageing potential: 1 to 5 years, until around 2028. Store the bottle lying down, away from light, at around 12 °C.
Which grapes make up Saint-Véran Croix de Montceau 2023?
Grapes: 100% Chardonnay. Origin: Burgundy, Francia. Alcohol: 13%.
What to serve with Saint-Véran Croix de Montceau 2023?
Saint-Véran Croix de Montceau 2023 pairs well with hard cheese, game, white fish and oily fish. Our dish ideas are in the food pairing box at the top of the page.
Where are we traveling?
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Burgundy is a real adventure land for wine lovers! Supported by a predominantly continental climate, Burgundy wines draw their unique character from diverse influences — continental, Mediterranean and oceanic — which intertwine to create a symphony of incomparable flavors. It is this climatic fusion that allows each Burgundy Grand Cru to reveal aromas and flavors that some consider to be the best in the world.
From north to south, each Burgundian wine region, from Chablis to Mâconnais, benefits from its own microclimate. In Chablis, winegrowers combat spring frosts by wrapping the vines in a protective cocoon of frozen water. On the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune, the hills capture the sunlight, generating hot summers which fill the grapes with sunshine, while the Mâconnais benefits from an almost Mediterranean climate, less prone to frost and drier.
This mix of climatic conditions, combined with a diverse geology with more than 400 different soil types, gives each Burgundy wine its own identity. Each bottle is a story of terroir, a story of land and climate, an invitation to explore the rich wine heritage of Burgundy.
The little history of the country
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The cradle of wine culture in Western Europe, France owes its first vines to the Greeks of Phocaea, who settled around Marseille some twenty-six centuries ago, before the Romans spread viticulture along the Rhône and the Garonne and as far as Champagne. In the Middle Ages, Cistercian and Benedictine monks cleared the slopes of Burgundy and patiently mapped out the climats, laying the foundations of the notion of terroir. The 19th century brought the glory of the classifications, then the disaster of phylloxera, which wiped out the vineyards before they were rebuilt on American rootstocks; the creation of the appellations d'origine contrôlée in the 1930s then set the rules that would inspire the whole world. Today, France vies every year with Italy and Spain for first place in world production by volume and remains the ultimate benchmark of the Old World, as much for its age-worthy wines as for its winemaking models. Vineyards cover almost the entire country, from the cool north of Champagne and Alsace to the Mediterranean shores of Languedoc and Provence, by way of the oceanic climates of Bordeaux, the Loire and the South-West, continental Burgundy, the steep slopes of the northern Rhône and the high-altitude valleys of Savoie and the Jura. This mosaic of soils – limestone, schist, gravel or rounded pebbles – explains the extraordinary diversity of styles. As for grape varieties, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot dominate Bordeaux and produce structured reds, Pinot Noir is the signature of Burgundian finesse, Syrah of the depth of the Rhône, while Grenache, Gamay, Cabernet Franc and Mourvèdre cover every register, from easy-drinking wines to wines for long ageing. Among the whites, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Chenin, Riesling and Viognier offer expressions ranging from lively and mineral to unctuous, all the way to great sweet wines. A land of benchmarks and constant discoveries, France remains the compass for wine lovers the world over.