The wine region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Chouilly' is located in the region of Champagne Grand Cru of Champagne of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Moët & Chandon or the Domaine Lenoble produce mainly wines sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Chouilly' are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Champagne Grand Cru 'Chouilly' often reveals types of flavors of microbio, spiced pear or cherry and sometimes also flavors of lily, white pepper or preserved lemon.
In the mouth of Champagne Grand Cru 'Chouilly' is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble. We currently count 27 estates and châteaux in the of Champagne Grand Cru 'Chouilly', producing 84 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Champagne Grand Cru 'Chouilly' go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
wines from the region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Chouilly' go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of ham and cheese macaroni gratin, sun burger or scupion (small cuttlefish) in hot sauce.
On the nose in the region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Chouilly' often reveals types of flavors of microbio, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of butter, minerality or lemon. In the mouth in the region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Chouilly' is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
