Winery MaillyException Blanche
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 pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Exception Blanche from the Winery Mailly
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Exception Blanche of Winery Mailly in the region of Champagne is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Exception Blanche of Winery Mailly in the region of Champagne often reveals types of flavors of cream, grapefruit or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or butter.
Food and wine pairings with Exception Blanche
Pairings that work perfectly with Exception Blanche
Original food and wine pairings with Exception Blanche
The Exception Blanche of Winery Mailly matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, shellfish or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of spaghetti squash with cream and bacon, carne de porco alentejana (sliced pork with vongoles) recipe... or salmon in bellevue.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mailly's Exception Blanche.
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 Exception Blanche from Winery Mailly are 2011, 2009, 2007, 2004 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Mailly
The Winery Mailly is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Champagne Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Champagne Grand Cru
Elite of Champagne: 17 villages rated 100% on the cru scale (1919), only 5% of the 319 communes. Exceptional bubbles with signature notes of brioche, toasted hazelnut, honey, candied citrus, russet apple and chalky minerality, a chiselled finish. Cote des Blancs (Avize, Cramant, Mesnil) sublimates taut, saline Chardonnay. Montagne de Reims (Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzenay) magnifies fleshy, deep Pinot Noir.
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: Roast (taste of)
Characteristic taste of wines made from grapes affected by botrytis cinerea.
