Champagne premier cru is a Sparkling white wine produced in the vineyards of the Champagne region of northeastern France and more specifically in the wine regions of the Montagne de Reims, the Vallée de la Marne, the Côte des Blancs, the Côte des Bar, the Côte de Sézanne and Vitry-le-François. Administratively, the Champagne premier cru can be produced in the departments of Marne, Aisne, Aube, Seine-et-Marne and Haute-Marne. Its vineyards benefit from a temperate-oceanic Climate with a continental influence and a Terroir made of limestone and marl soils. Champagne Premier Cru wine can be made with the following main Grape varieties: Chardonnay B, Meunier N, Pinot N, Arbane B, Petit Meslier B, Pinot B.
(See all the grape varieties) The Champagne premier cru has the French label AOC (Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée) and the European label AOP (Appellation d'Origine Protégée). It also has the label "premier cru".
sparkling wines from the region of Champagne Premier Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of pork stew with bacon and cream, monkfish tail with coconut milk and curry or pasta salad with surimi.
On the nose in the region of Champagne Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of minerality, earth or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of strawberries, non oak or microbio. In the mouth in the region of Champagne Premier Cru is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
