Food Pairings

• • White  Fish
• • Crab  Cakes
• • Lobster
• • Salads
• • Poultry

 

Domaine Seguin-Manuel Puligny-Montrachet 2004		France
One of the Domaine’s best wines from the Les Levrons vineyard. Immaculately made, an elegant and mineral-styled Puligny with 17 months in oak. Excellent vintage.

Release Notes:

Out of stock  Item No. : 19863  Our Rating : 93+  Country : France  Region : Burgundy  Grape : Chardonnay  Alcohol : 13%

The center of the Côte d’Or’s white Burgundy production, Puligny-Montrachet has acres under vine that are half that of Meursault and two-thirds of Chassagne Montrachet’s, and produces whites with more finesse and flavor than anywhere else.

Tasting Notes:

This wine has a nice straw color in the glass. An expressive nose of hazelnut, flowers and lemon, precedes a palate that balances crisp acidity and fine minerality. Drink now to 2010 with grilled chicken, Caesar salad, white fish, crab cakes, roasted poultry or lobster.

The gently-sloping vineyards of the Côte Chalonnaise.

Winery:

Seguin-Manuel is one of the most historic Burgundy houses. Founded in 1824, the firm was lauded for its wines in the 19th and early 20th century before falling on hard times. A... Read more

Region:

There is an old French saying that a rich bourgeois opens an old bottle of Bordeaux every Sunday with lunch, but only opens a good bottle of Burgundy for his birthday... Read more