The Château de Bligny of Champagne

Château de Bligny
The winery offers 8 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 1044 of the estates of Champagne.
It is located in Champagne
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The Château de Bligny is one of the best wineries to follow in Champagne.. It offers 8 wines for sale in of Champagne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The Château de Bligny is located in Bligny-lès-Beaune, in the Champagne region of France. The Champagne region takes its name from champagne, a renowned sparkling wine, which has long been associated with luxurious French soirées. For over 800 years, Château de Bligny has played an almost mythical role in the development of the champagne industry in France. Located on a beautiful hill overlooking the town of Bligny, the imposing castle can be seen from the village for several kilometers around. The castle itself, with its bare stone walls, rooftops bristling with chimneys, charming ponds, and extensive first-class gardens and vineyards, offers a memorable spectacle for visitors. Château de Bligny is a true ode to viticulture and operational success. For several centuries, the managing family have farmed the land with authority and skill, producing superior quality wines. Their range of wines is divided into five main domains: champagne, Crémant de Bourgogne, sweet wines, sparkling wines, and liqueur wines. The carefully maintained vines produce a variety of grape varieties such as Chardonnay, Meunier, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier all are meticulously grown and produced respecting the highest quality standards. Château de Bligny also has a number of cellars and barrels that allow it to age its wines using its own methods, thus giving them unique aromatic profiles and textures. Château de Bligny is a magical and masterful place to immerse oneself in the world of quality wines in France. Visitors can taste exceptional wines during guided tours of the cellars and vineyards, and can also try and buy a wide range of products in the Château's shop.

Top Château de Bligny wines

Looking for the best Château de Bligny wines in Champagne among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château de Bligny wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château de Bligny wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Château de Bligny

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Château de Bligny

How Château de Bligny wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi or norman mussels with cider.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Château de Bligny

On the nose the sparkling wine of Château de Bligny. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, butter or biscuits and sometimes also flavors of dried fruit, vegetal or dried apricot. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Château de Bligny. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Château de Bligny

  • 1995With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2010With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Château de Bligny.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Arbane
  • Petit Meslier

Discovering the wine region of Champagne

Champagne is the name of the world's most famous Sparkling wine, the appellation under which it is sold and the French wine region from which it comes. Although it has been used to refer to sparkling wines around the world - a point of controversy and legal wrangling in recent decades - Champagne is a legally controlled and restricted name. See the labels of Champagne wines. The fame and success of Champagne is, of course, the product of many Complex factors.

Yet there are three main reasons we can be reasonably certain of. First, the large bubbles, which distinguish it from less "exciting" wines. Second, the high prices that champagne commands, which give it a sense of exclusivity and uniqueness. Third, two centuries of clever marketing to a willing and very receptive consumer base.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château de Bligny

Planning a wine route in the of Champagne? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château de Bligny.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Château de Bligny and wines from the region

An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

The Irancy appellation seen by Nicolas Ferrari

Nicolas Ferrari, from Domaine Ferrari, explains how the Irancy Village appellation has been created over the years. He also reveal the ageing capacity of the appellation and invites us to be patient “ Our patience is always rewarded with an Irancy”. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Péronne

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Péronne, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are availablein French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWine ...

The word of the wine: Rosé de saignée

A method of making rosé wine that consists of partially draining a vat of red wine after a few hours of maceration. The longer the maceration, the stronger the colour. This practice gives rich and expressive rosés.