Winery CastelnauExtra Brut Champagne
Sparkling wine
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 Extra Brut Champagne from the Winery Castelnau
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Extra 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
On the nose the Extra Brut Champagne of Winery Castelnau in the region of Champagne often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, minerality or lemon and sometimes also flavors of brioche, almonds or non oak.
Food and wine pairings with Extra Brut Champagne
Pairings that work perfectly with Extra Brut Champagne
Original food and wine pairings with Extra Brut Champagne
The Extra Brut Champagne of Winery Castelnau matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of paupiettes with tomato sauce, skate with vinegar and capers or rice with shrimps and onions.
Details and technical informations about Winery Castelnau's Extra Brut Champagne.
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 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.
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.
The word of the wine: Oxidation
Alteration of the wine caused by prolonged contact with oxygen and resulting in a coppery colour with brown reflections and the appearance of typical aromas reminiscent of rancid nuts.
