Château d'OrschwihrCrémant d'Alsace Brut
Sparkling wine
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 d'Alsace Brut from the Château d'Orschwihr
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Crémant d'Alsace Brut of Château d'Orschwihr in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Crémant d'Alsace Brut of Château d'Orschwihr in the region of Alsace often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, apples or lemon and sometimes also flavors of pear, toasty or yeast.
Food and wine pairings with Crémant d'Alsace Brut
Pairings that work perfectly with Crémant d'Alsace Brut
Original food and wine pairings with Crémant d'Alsace Brut
The Crémant d'Alsace Brut of Château d'Orschwihr matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of shrimps with curry and coconut milk, pancake batter or hummus.
Details and technical informations about Château d'Orschwihr's Crémant d'Alsace Brut.
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 d'Alsace Brut from Château d'Orschwihr are 2008, 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2009.
Informations about the Château d'Orschwihr
The Château d'Orschwihr is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 38 wines for sale in the of Crémant d'Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crémant d'Alsace
France's best-selling sparkling wine after Champagne. Fine traditional-method bubbles (min. 9 months on lees), fresh and fruity with signature notes of green apple, pear, white flowers and almond, a taut finish. Dominant Pinot Blanc (roundness, supple base), ample Pinot Auxerrois, mineral Riesling and taut Chardonnay.
The wine region of Alsace
Capital of great French aromatic whites, most often dry and single-varietal. Straight, mineral Riesling (lemon, gunflint), opulent, exuberant Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), round, smoky Pinot Gris, floral, crisp Muscat, supple Pinot Blanc. Fine, fruity Crémants d'Alsace, exceptional sweet Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. 15,500 ha at the foot of the Vosges on varied soils, 51 Grands Crus since 1975.
The word of the wine: Reduced
This is said of aromas that are reminiscent of a stale wine and that can be released when a long-closed bottle is opened. They generally fade with airing.
