The Château Chantal is one of the world's great estates. It offers 36 wines for sale in of Michigan to come and discover on site or to buy online.
Looking for the best Château Chantal wines in Michigan among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Chantal wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Chantal wines with technical and enological descriptions.
How Château Chantal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, spicy food or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of venison stew with red wine, pork gyros or gratin of giromon with bacon.
Michigan is a state in the Midwestern United States, located between Great Lakes Huron and Michigan, along the northern border of the United States with Canada. Grape wine production in the state focuses on cool Climate vinifera varieties, while fruit wine production is also significant. The state is also known for its craft breweries and a growing spirits industry. Riesling has quickly become the most important noble grape, supported by varieties such as Pinot blanc, pinot grigio and Gewurztraminer.
The Bordeaux varieties, Gamay and Pinot Noir are among the most important red varieties. In regions further inland from the Great Lakes, cold-hardy Hybrid grapes are more common. Examples include Marquette, Frontenac and Vidal. Michigan is one of the few wine regions in the world that can produce natural ice wines.
How Château Chantal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of pigeon with bacon and mushrooms, gratin of ravioli with salmon or broccoli and blue cheese quiche without pastry.
On the nose the white wine of Château Chantal. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, vegetal or oak and sometimes also flavors of tree fruit, citrus fruit or earth.
Pinot Blanc is a grape variety that originated in Burgundy, mutated from Pinot Gris. Today, it is grown in Alsace where it is called klevner when blended with auxerrois. The continental climate, with its cold winters and hot summers, is particularly suited to pinot blanc. It is resistant to frost in winter and in summer, the roots draw the minerals it needs from the warm soil. Its bunches are made up of small berries with thick skins and melting pulp that produce fruity, spicy wines, balanced between acidity and alcohol. pinot blanc is also used for crémants and sparkling wines. Pinot Blanc is also used for Crémant and sparkling wines. It is widely grown in Italy, where it covers almost 7,000 hectares, and is also found in Germany, Austria, Canada and South Africa.
How Château Chantal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal with chestnut and pietra (corsican beer), chicken in red wine or duck breast in the oven.
On the nose the sparkling wine of Château Chantal. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.
Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.
How Château Chantal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or spicy food such as recipes of italian pasta, penne with smoked salmon and crème fraiche or curried coral lentils.
On the nose the sweet wine of Château Chantal. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit.
Pinot Gris is a grey grape variety mutated from Pinot Noir. It has its origins in Burgundy, where it is called pinot-beurot in reference to the colour of the grey robes worn by the monks of the region. Established in Alsace since the 17th century, pinot gris was called tokay until 2007. It is made up of bunches of small berries that vary in colour from pink to blue-grey. It is particularly well suited to the continental climate because it is resistant to the cold in winter and to spring frosts. This variety also likes dry limestone soils with plenty of sunshine in the summer. Pinot Gris is well suited to late harvesting or to the selection of noble grapes, depending on the year and the concentration of sugars in the berries. Pinot Gris wines are distinguished by their aromatic complexity of white fruits, mushrooms, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, etc., and their great finesse. In the Loire Valley, pinot gris is used in the Coteaux-d'Ancenis appellations. It gives dry or sweet wines with pear and peach aromas.
How Château Chantal wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or poultry such as recipes of picadillo, lamb tagine with honey and dried fruits or chicken fillets with mustard and cream.
On the nose the red wine of Château Chantal. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or spices and sometimes also flavors of red fruit, earth or black fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Chantal. is a powerful.
Oak wood split into planks used to make the barrel.
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Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.
