Winery Daniel EtienneRatafia de Champagne
Natural sweet wine
This wine generally goes well with
Details and technical informations about Winery Daniel Etienne's Ratafia de Champagne.
Discover the grape variety: Gamay de Chaudenay
Intensely coloured, simple reds with an opaque purple robe (red pulp), supple tannins and a light palate with moderate acidity, featuring discreet aromas of red fruits. Teinturier profile. Once used to intensify the colour of blends, now marginal and surviving in a few plots in Beaujolais and Burgundy as well as in ampelographic collections. Teinturier mutation of Gamay, obtained at Chaudenay in the 19th century.
Informations about the Winery Daniel Etienne
The Winery Daniel Etienne is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 12 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: Heart-to-heart
Small stem from a quick bud that is removed during thinning.
