Winery CastelnauHors Categorie Brut Champagne

Sparkling wine of Champagne of France

4.2

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Hors Categorie Brut Champagne of Winery Castelnau is a sparkling wine from the region of Champagne.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
In the mouth this sparkling wine is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.

Taste structure of the Hors Categorie Brut Champagne from the Winery Castelnau

Light		Bold
Soft		Acidic
Gentle		Fizzy

In the mouth the Hors Categorie Brut Champagne of Winery Castelnau in the region of Champagne is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

oak, vanilla

toasted bread, cream

honey

On the nose the Hors Categorie Brut Champagne of Winery Castelnau in the region of Champagne often reveals types of flavors of lemon, non oak or earth and sometimes also flavors of microbio, oak or tree fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Hors Categorie Brut Champagne

Pairings that work perfectly with Hors Categorie Brut Champagne

Original food and wine pairings with Hors Categorie Brut Champagne

Mild and soft cheese

The Hors Categorie Brut Champagne of Winery Castelnau matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of brazilian feijoada, christmas salad or aïoli.

Details and technical informations about Winery Castelnau's Hors Categorie Brut Champagne.

Winery

Winery Castelnau

Grape varieties

Chardonnay , Pinot noir

Region/Great wine region

Champagne

Country

France

Style of wine

Sparkling

Alcohol

12.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

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.

Informations about the Winery Castelnau

The winery offers 11 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.

It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Champagne

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The Winery Castelnau is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Champagne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 30000 of of France wines

In the top 3000 of of Champagne wines

In the top 8000 of sparkling wines

In the top 150000 wines of the world

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.