Winery Union des Viticulteurs de ChablisCuvée Spéciale Chablis Premier Cru
White wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Chablis Premier Cru
Pairings that work perfectly with Cuvée Spéciale Chablis Premier Cru
Original food and wine pairings with Cuvée Spéciale Chablis Premier Cru
The Cuvée Spéciale Chablis Premier Cru of Winery Union des Viticulteurs de Chablis matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of quick beef bourguignon, round zucchini stuffed with tuna or scallops with saffron.
Details and technical informations about Winery Union des Viticulteurs de Chablis's Cuvée Spéciale Chablis Premier Cru.
Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay
The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.
Informations about the Winery Union des Viticulteurs de Chablis
The Winery Union des Viticulteurs de Chablis is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 46 wines for sale in the of Chablis Premier Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Chablis Premier Cru
The wine region of Chablis Premier Cru is located in the region of Chablis of Burgundy of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Albert Pic or the Domaine Jean-Marc Brocard produce mainly wines white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Chablis Premier Cru are Chardonnay, Pinot noir and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Chablis Premier Cru often reveals types of flavors of citrus, banana or seashell and sometimes also flavors of lemon curd, acacia or yellow apple.
The wine region of Burgundy
Bourgogne is the catch-all regional appellation title of the Burgundy wine region in eastern France ("Bourgogne" is the French name for Burgundy). Burgundy has a Complex and comprehensive appellation system; counting Premier Cru and Grand Cru titles, the region has over 700 appellation titles for its wines. Thus, Burgundy wines often come from one Vineyard (or several separate vineyards) without an appellation title specific to the region, Village or even vineyard. A standard Burgundy wine may be made from grapes grown in one or more of Burgundy's 300 communes.
The word of the wine: Chaptalization
The addition of sugar at the time of fermentation of the must, an ancient practice, but theorized by Jean-Antoine Chaptal at the dawn of the 19th century. The sugar is transformed into alcohol and allows the natural degree of the wine to be raised in a weak or cold year, or - more questionably - when the winegrower has a harvest that is too large to obtain good maturity.
