Winery Francois MinelleBlanc de Blancs Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay'

wine of Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay' of Champagne of France

The Blanc de Blancs Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay' of Winery Francois Minelle is a wine from the region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay' of Champagne.
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The Blanc de Blancs Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay' of the Winery Francois Minelle is in the top 0 of wines of Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay'.

Discover the grape variety: Ondenc

Ondenc is a white grape variety from the southwest of France, particularly present in the vineyards of Bergerac, Duras, Montravel and Gaillac, and is very sensitive to disease, but vigorous and fertile. Pruned short, this variety resists very well to the autan wind. ondenc gives dry or sweet white wines of a beautiful finesse. To gain in complexity, alcohol content and aromatic expression, it is often blended with other white grape varieties. When distilled, it is also the source of high quality perfumed eaux de vie. It is often used in the composition of AOC Côtes-de-Bergerac, Bordeaux, Côtes-de-Duras, Gaillac, etc. Ondenc accounts for less than 10 hectares in France, but is very present in Australia.

Informations about the Winery Francois Minelle

The winery offers 8 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.

It is in the top 5 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay' in the region of Champagne

The Winery Francois Minelle is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 4 wines for sale in the of Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay' to come and discover on site or to buy online.

The wine region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay'

The wine region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay' is located in the region of Champagne Grand Cru of Champagne of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Jacques Selosse or the Domaine Egly-Ouriet produce mainly wines sparkling and sweet. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay' are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Champagne Grand Cru 'Ambonnay' often reveals types of flavors of cream, chalk or mango and sometimes also flavors of passion fruit, melon or anise.

The wine region of Champagne

Champagne is the name of the world's most famous Sparkling wine, the appellation under which it is sold and the French wine region from which it comes. Although it has been used to refer to sparkling wines around the world - a point of controversy and legal wrangling in recent decades - Champagne is a legally controlled and restricted name. See the labels of Champagne wines. The fame and success of Champagne is, of course, the product of many Complex factors.

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