In the glass
What it pairs with
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Poulet de Bresse à la crème truffée
The wine's golden richness and hazelnut note mirror truffle-cream Bresse chicken. -
Gratin de homard au beurre blanc
Rich Chardonnay with gentle oak suits lobster gratin and butter sauce. -
Brie de Meaux affiné
Ripe Brie's creamy texture finds a complementary foil in Roussette's golden richness.
History
Roussette is named for the golden ('rousse') colour of the limestone soils of Pierres Dorées, the Chardonnay sub-region of southern Beaujolais. Old-vine Chardonnay fermented and aged in old Burgundy barrels.
- 2000 — Roussette first released as Terres Dorées' rich, old-vine Coteaux Bourguignons Chardonnay
Facts
- Producer
- Domaine Terres Dorées (Jean-Paul Brun)
- Grapes
- Chardonnay
- Classification
- Coteaux Bourguignons AOC
- Oak
- Old barrels 8 months
- ABV
- 13.0%
- Price
- €18-24 at retail
- Drinking window
- 3-8 from vintage
- First vintage
- 2000
- Organic
- ORGANIC CERTIFIED
- Vegan
- Yes (no animal-derived fining)