Top 100 red wines of Champagne
Discover the top 100 best red wines of Champagne as well as the best winemakers in the region. Explore the varietals of the red wines that are popular of Champagne and the best vintages to taste in this region.
Discovering the wine region of Champagne
World benchmark sparkling wines: fine bubbles, citrusy tension, notes of brioche, toasted almond, white flowers and white-fleshed fruits after ageing on lees. Three grapes blended or solo: fleshy Pinot Noir (38%), fruity Meunier (33%), chiselled Chardonnay (28%). From straight Blanc de Blancs to vinous Blanc de Noirs, from non-vintage Brut to age-worthy Millésimé. AOC since 1927, 34,300 ha on chalk, 17 Grands Crus and 44 Premiers Crus.
The aperitif and celebration wine.
Discover the grape variety: Merlot
Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.
Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Champagne
red wines from the region of Champagne go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of roast pork with onions and honey, stuffed potatoes or blood duck (tour d'argent).
Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Champagne
On the nose in the region of Champagne often reveals types of flavors of cherry, earthy or minerality and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, strawberries or vanilla.
