Wines made from Pinot Meunier grapes of Champagne
Discover the best wines made with Pinot Meunier as a single variety or as a blend of Champagne.
More informations about the variety Pinot Meunier
Vinified almost exclusively as a base for Champagne AOC, where it brings freshness, fruitiness and immediate roundness to blends (apple, pear, red fruit, brioche notes); it is the most approachable young of the three Champagne varieties. Represents about one third of plantings, the absolute signature of the Vallée de la Marne. Also vinified as single varietal by some growers (blanc-de-noirs meunier champagnes). A cottony-leaved mutation of Pinot Noir, autochthonous to Champagne.
More informations about the 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.
What are the typical flavors of the Pinot Meunier grape variety?
- Citrus fruitPresent in 85% of Pinot Meunier
- Non oakPresent in 83% of Pinot Meunier
- OakPresent in 82% of Pinot Meunier
- Tree fruitPresent in 82% of Pinot Meunier
- MicrobioPresent in 81% of Pinot Meunier
- EarthPresent in 80% of Pinot Meunier
- VegetalPresent in 51% of Pinot Meunier
- CitrusPresent in 49% of Pinot Meunier
- ApplesPresent in 47% of Pinot Meunier
- Red fruitPresent in 47% of Pinot Meunier
- SpicesPresent in 43% of Pinot Meunier
- LemonPresent in 42% of Pinot Meunier
- BriochePresent in 39% of Pinot Meunier
- Green applePresent in 38% of Pinot Meunier
- ToastyPresent in 38% of Pinot Meunier
- CreamPresent in 36% of Pinot Meunier
- MineralityPresent in 36% of Pinot Meunier
- YeastPresent in 35% of Pinot Meunier
- Tropical fruitPresent in 33% of Pinot Meunier
- PeachPresent in 32% of Pinot Meunier