Château de PassavantCrémant de Loire Ancestrale Blanc
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 poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Taste structure of the Crémant de Loire Ancestrale Blanc from the Château de Passavant
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Crémant de Loire Ancestrale Blanc of Château de Passavant in the region of Loire Valley is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Food and wine pairings with Crémant de Loire Ancestrale Blanc
Pairings that work perfectly with Crémant de Loire Ancestrale Blanc
Original food and wine pairings with Crémant de Loire Ancestrale Blanc
The Crémant de Loire Ancestrale Blanc of Château de Passavant matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of wok of pointed cabbage with shrimps and lemongrass bo bun style, royal couscous (lamb, chicken, merguez) or zakouski: russian appetizer.
Details and technical informations about Château de Passavant's Crémant de Loire Ancestrale Blanc.
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 Crémant de Loire Ancestrale Blanc from Château de Passavant are 2016, 2015
Informations about the Château de Passavant
The Château de Passavant is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Crémant de Loire to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crémant de Loire
Loire AOC for traditional-method sparkling wines (1975), a refined alternative to Champagne in Anjou, Saumur, Touraine. Fine, fresh bubbles with signature notes of green apple, pear, white flowers, brioche and a honeyed touch, a taut and thirst-quenching palate. Chenin Blanc as the base of Loire expression, complemented by round Chardonnay, Cabernet Franc (raspberry roses), Pinot Noir, Grolleau, Pineau d'Aunis. Hand-harvested, aged min.
The wine region of Loire Valley
Kingdom of lively, dry whites and fine sparklers. Mineral, taut Sauvignon Blanc (Sancerre, Pouilly-Fumé) with citrus and gunflint notes. Multiform Chenin Blanc (Vouvray, Savennières, Layon): straight dry, floral off-dry or noble sweet honey-quince. Saline, iodised Muscadet (Melon B.
The word of the wine: Pigeage
Operation consisting of a vertical treading to push the cap of marc into the wine, which promotes extraction. Pigeage can be carried out mechanically with jacks that plunge into the vat. Traditionally, it is the men who go down into the vats and push the cap by trampling it.
