Winery Gaston ChiquetBlanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'
Sparkling wine
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
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 Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' from the Winery Gaston Chiquet
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' of Winery Gaston Chiquet 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 Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' of Winery Gaston Chiquet in the region of Champagne often reveals types of flavors of cream, citrus or apples and sometimes also flavors of quince, butter or green apple.
Food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'
Pairings that work perfectly with Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'
Original food and wine pairings with Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'
The Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' of Winery Gaston Chiquet matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of moist parmesan steak, cannelloni with salmon and spinach or sublime fish and shrimp colombo.
Details and technical informations about Winery Gaston Chiquet's Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'.
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 Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' from Winery Gaston Chiquet are 2002, 2005, N.V., 2007 and 2006.
Informations about the Winery Gaston Chiquet
The Winery Gaston Chiquet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 wines for sale in the of Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'
Iconic Grand Cru in the Grande Vallée de la Marne (~367 ha, 89% Pinot Noir, 8% Chardonnay, 3% Pinot Meunier, clay-chalk, south-facing slopes): Pinot Noir (local Pinot Vert Doré) is the signature king — exceptional body, delicate nose, incredible power and depth, signature finesse and structure for complex assemblages, the only Grand Cru of the Grande Vallée. South-facing slopes, diverse terroirs in small valleys.
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: Deposit
Solid particles that can naturally coat the bottom of a bottle of wine. It is rather a guarantee that the wine has not been mistreated: in fact, to avoid the natural deposit, rather violent processes of filtration or cold passage (- 7 or - 8 °C) are used in order to precipitate the tartar (the small white crystals that some people confuse with crystallized sugar: just taste to dissuade you from it)
