Winery Charles HestonRatafia de Champagne
Natural sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Ratafia de Champagne
Pairings that work perfectly with Ratafia de Champagne
Original food and wine pairings with Ratafia de Champagne
The Ratafia de Champagne of Winery Charles Heston matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal chops au gratin, alsatian sauerkraut or duck confit parmentier.
Details and technical informations about Winery Charles Heston's Ratafia de 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 Charles Heston
The Winery Charles Heston is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 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: Extraction
All the methods (pumping over, punching down) that allow the colour and tannins to be extracted from the grape skin during maceration, before fermentation begins. It is also possible to macerate after fermentation, but gently, so as not to extract the tannins from the seeds, which are greener. Because of its solvent power, alcohol favours extraction.
