Winery Charles BaurCrémant d'Alsace Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot blanc.
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 poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Taste structure of the Crémant d'Alsace Brut from the Winery Charles Baur
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Crémant d'Alsace Brut of Winery Charles Baur in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Crémant d'Alsace Brut of Winery Charles Baur in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of cream, apples or green apple and sometimes also flavors of apricot, toasty or brioche.
Food and wine pairings with Crémant d'Alsace Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Crémant d'Alsace Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Crémant d'Alsace Brut
The Crémant d'Alsace Brut of Winery Charles Baur matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of marinated mussels with parsley, chicken massala or lupine seeds for kemia (the aperitif).
Details and technical informations about Winery Charles Baur's Crémant d'Alsace Brut.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Crémant d'Alsace Brut from Winery Charles Baur are 2010, 2011, 2013, 2008
Informations about the Winery Charles Baur
The Winery Charles Baur is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 33 wines for sale in the of Crémant d'Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crémant d'Alsace
Crémant d'Alsace is the appellation for white and rosé Sparkling wines from the Alsace wine region in northeastern France. Introduced in August 1976, the appellation now accounts for about a quarter of the region's production, or about 45 million bottles per year, up from 31 million in 2009. Outside of Champagne (240km to the west), it is the dominant French sparkling wine appellation, with more than half of all crémant production. The cooperatives are the most important players, with Wolfberger alone producing 6 to 7 million bottles.
The wine region of Alsace
Alsace, located in the extreme north-east of France, is Distinguished from other French wine regions by its strong Franco-Germanic influences. These influences are the result of a back-and-forth between the German and French sovereignties over the last few centuries. They can be seen not only in the architecture and culture of Alsace, but also in the wines. Alsace wines are produced under three main appellations: Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru for still white wines (Sweet and Dry), and Crémant d'Alsace for Sparkling wines.
The word of the wine: Decanter
1) Glass container with a narrow neck used to aerate or decant the wine. 2) Decanter wines: wines that are drunk young and that were once drawn directly from the barrel. For example, some Muscadets or Beaujolais.
