Winery Francis BoulardRatafia de Champagne
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Ratafia de Champagne
Pairings that work perfectly with Ratafia de Champagne
Original food and wine pairings with Ratafia de Champagne
The Ratafia de Champagne of Winery Francis Boulard matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of whiskey paupiettes, salmon and spinach lasagna or mussels with white wine and tomato.
Details and technical informations about Winery Francis Boulard's Ratafia de Champagne.
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.
Informations about the Winery Francis Boulard
The Winery Francis Boulard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 23 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: Rafle (taste of)
A taste considered a defect, characterized by an unpleasant astringency and bitterness, brought by the stalk during the vinification process. In order to avoid it, destemming before vinification is a common practice.
