Winery Claude LafondCrémant de Loire Brut
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Food and wine pairings with Crémant de Loire Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Crémant de Loire Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Crémant de Loire Brut
The Crémant de Loire Brut of Winery Claude Lafond matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of shrimp curry and coconut (thailand), pasta carbonara or sardinade.
Details and technical informations about Winery Claude Lafond's Crémant de Loire Brut.
Discover the grape variety: Barras
It most certainly originates from the Tarn region, a variety that has completely disappeared from the vineyard and is therefore on the way out. It was very difficult to find documentation concerning it, especially since there is a slight confusion with malpé. D.N.A. analyses processed by a specific software (U.M.R.-A.G.A.P. Montpellier) indicate that malpé is the result of a cross between cahours and fer.
Informations about the Winery Claude Lafond
The Winery Claude Lafond is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 36 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
Crémant de Loire is the regional appellation for Sparkling wines from Anjou, Saumur and Touraine - the heart of France's Loire Valley wine region. Chenin Blanc is the main ingredient. A wide range of other traditional Loire grape varieties can be used. These include the obvious choices of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but also Cabernet Franc, Pineau d'Aunis, Grolleau Noir and even Cabernet Sauvignon.
The wine region of Loire Valley
The Loire Valley is a key wine region in western France. It follows the course of the Loire River on its Long journey through the heart of France, from the inland hills of the Auvergne to the plains of the French Atlantic coast near Nantes (Muscadet country). Important in terms of quantity and quality, the region produces large quantities (about 4 million h/l each year) of everyday wines, as well as some of France's greatest wines. Diversity is another of the region's major assets; the styles of wine produced here range from the light, tangy Muscadet to the Sweet, honeyed Bonnezeaux, the Sparkling whites of Vouvray and the juicy, Tannic reds of Chinon and Saumur.
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.
