Wines made from Pinot blanc grapes of Crémant de Bourgogne
Discover the best wines made with Pinot blanc as a single variety or as a blend of Crémant de Bourgogne.
More informations about the variety Pinot blanc
Pinot Blanc is a grape variety that originated in Burgundy, mutated from Pinot Gris. Today, it is grown in Alsace where it is called klevner when blended with auxerrois. The continental climate, with its cold winters and hot summers, is particularly suited to pinot blanc. It is resistant to frost in winter and in summer, the roots draw the minerals it needs from the warm soil. Its bunches are made up of small berries with thick skins and melting pulp that produce fruity, spicy wines, balanced between acidity and alcohol. pinot blanc is also used for crémants and sparkling wines. Pinot Blanc is also used for Crémant and sparkling wines. It is widely grown in Italy, where it covers almost 7,000 hectares, and is also found in Germany, Austria, Canada and South Africa.
More informations about the region of Burgundy
Recognized in 1975, the appellation crémant-de-bourgogne replaced the Sparkling wines whose quality was not very homogeneous. Its geographical area, very vast, covers more than 300 communes, of Châtillonnais, with the borders of Champagne auboise, with Beaujolais included. The AOC imposes conditions of harvest and elaboration as strict as those of the Champagne region and copied on this one, the difference residing in the duration of Maturation on lees, which is of nine months minimum, against twelve for the champagne. The Grape varieties used also bring Crémant-de-Bourgogne closer to its illustrious Champagne model, for although all the varieties of the region can be used, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are favoured.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot blanc grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 4% of Pinot blanc
- EarthPresent in 3% of Pinot blanc
- Non oakPresent in 3% of Pinot blanc
- ApplesPresent in 3% of Pinot blanc
- PeachPresent in 3% of Pinot blanc
- GrapefruitPresent in 3% of Pinot blanc
- Red fruitPresent in 3% of Pinot blanc
- Tree fruitPresent in 3% of Pinot blanc
- CitrusPresent in 3% of Pinot blanc
- OakPresent in 2% of Pinot blanc
- MicrobioPresent in 2% of Pinot blanc
- CreamPresent in 2% of Pinot blanc
- ToastyPresent in 2% of Pinot blanc
- PearPresent in 2% of Pinot blanc
- StrawberriesPresent in 2% of Pinot blanc
- Green applePresent in 2% of Pinot blanc
- YeastPresent in 1% of Pinot blanc
- StrawPresent in 1% of Pinot blanc
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Pinot blanc
- BriochePresent in 1% of Pinot blanc
News about the grape variety Pinot blanc
Parts of Pouilly-Loché and Pouilly-Vinzelles set to obtain premier cru status
French national appellation authority (INAO) representative Alexis Sannier told decanter.com that a committee had ‘validated’ in September their ‘admissibility as premier cru climats and commissioned a group of experts to determine their delimitation’. Official recognition for 2024 ‘seems realistic’, he said. The request for the four climats – Les Mûres in Pouilly-Loché and Les Quarts, Les Longeays, and Les Pétaux in Pouilly-Vinzelles, which account for about one-third of 84 hectares from the tw ...
Former Amazon executive to launch NFT fine wine platform
Cofounded by Xavier Garambois, the former vice-president of EU retail at Amazon, Winechain.co is set to go live by the end of this year with its first ‘wiNeFT’ offering – its term for a fine wine linked to a non-fungible token (NFT). There has been a growing amount of innovation around NFTs in the wine world, from limited-edition winery offers to the ways in which blockchain technology could provide a digital guarantee of ownership history. Winechain said its goal is ‘to build dy ...
WSET appoints Brampton as new CEO
The Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) has appointed Michelle Brampton as its new CEO. Brampton will join WSET on 1 February as CEO designate and will spend two months working alongside current CEO Ian Harris, who steps down on 15 April. Bringing with her a wealth of experience, Brampton previously spent 19 years at Treasury Wine Estates (TWE), where she most recently held the role of MD Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) from 2018 to 2021. Brampton was also on the boards of both The Dr ...