Régnié

What it pairs with

• Chicken terrine with pistachios
  Light-bodied Regnié suits delicate charcuterie preparations.
• Strawberry salad with mint
  The soft red-fruit character of Regnié has a natural affinity with fresh strawberries.
• Grilled sardines with lemon
  One of the rare reds suited to oily fish, Regnié's light tannin works well here.

How to serve Régnié

Allow 65 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 60 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 14-16°C. Cellar temperature (14-16°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a Burgundy bowl with a wide opening: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Chicken terrine with pistachios, Strawberry salad with mint, Grilled sardines with lemon. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Burgaud expanded into the Regnié appellation in the mid-1990s. Regnié, elevated to cru status in 1988, sits on lighter granitic-sandy soils and produces fragrant, early-drinking Gamay.

1. 1995: Burgaud's first Regnié cuvee from granitic-sandy parcels

Facts

Producer

Domaine Jean-Marc Burgaud · visiting guide

Grapes

Gamay

Classification

Régnié AOC

Oak

Old large oak foudres; Regnié has lighter granitic-sandy soils than Morgon

ABV

12.5%

Price

EUR 14-20 at retail

Drinking window

1-5 from vintage

First vintage

1995

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