Winery CastelCuvée Blanche Blanc de Blancs Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Cuvée Blanche Blanc de Blancs Brut of Winery Castel in the region of Pays d'Oc often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of pear, oak or tree fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Blanche Blanc de Blancs Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Blanche Blanc de Blancs Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Blanche Blanc de Blancs Brut
The Cuvée Blanche Blanc de Blancs Brut of Winery Castel matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of croziflette, salmon à la plancha with vegetables or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).
Details and technical informations about Winery Castel's Cuvée Blanche Blanc de Blancs Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Cuvée Blanche Blanc de Blancs Brut from Winery Castel are N.V., 2015
Informations about the Winery Castel
The Winery Castel is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 114 wines for sale in the of Vin de Pays to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Vin de Pays
Intermediate category between AOC and Vin de France (renamed IGP in 2009), 27% of national volume. Accessible, expressive wines defined by their grape: opulent Chardonnay, lively Sauvignon, round Merlot, peppery Syrah, floral Viognier with apricot. 76 IGP in France at 3 scales: regional (Pays d'Oc, Méditerranée, Val de Loire), departmental or local. Flexible rules, wide range of permitted grapes, free grape and vintage labelling.
The wine region of Pays d'Oc
The single-grape IGP par excellence: modern, accessible, frank and fruity wines, the popular signature of the Midi. Spicy Syrah reds (pepper, blackberry), round Merlot, structured Cabernet, generous Grenache, supple Cinsault. Crisp, tangy rosés. Opulent Chardonnay whites, lively Sauvignon, floral, apricoty Viognier.
The word of the wine: Blanc de blancs (champagne)
Champagne made only from the Chardonnay grape. The expression has been somewhat overused by the intensive use made of it by certain large distributors of white table wines (or sparkling wines) who were thus seeking to promote their product.
