Winery Heitz CellarExtra Dry (California Champagne)
In the mouth this sparkling wine is a powerful with fine and regular bubbles.
This wine generally goes well with appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Extra Dry (California Champagne) from the Winery Heitz Cellar
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Extra Dry (California Champagne) of Winery Heitz Cellar in the region of California is a powerful with fine and regular bubbles.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Extra Dry (California Champagne) of Winery Heitz Cellar in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of earth, oak.
Food and wine pairings with Extra Dry (California Champagne)
Pairings that work perfectly with Extra Dry (California Champagne)
Original food and wine pairings with Extra Dry (California Champagne)
The Extra Dry (California Champagne) of Winery Heitz Cellar matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of carne de porco alentejana (sliced pork with vongoles) recipe..., toast with foie gras and gingerbread or quick and easy thai fish papillote.
Details and technical informations about Winery Heitz Cellar's Extra Dry (California Champagne).
Discover the grape variety: Mauzac
Mauzac is a grape variety, black or white (the white one is better known), originating from the South-West. It is mainly cultivated in the vineyards of Gaillac and Limoux (where it is called blanquette), on about 5,000 hectares. mauzac has medium-sized bunches, composed of berries whose colour can vary from green to red depending on the maturity of the grapes. This grape variety likes limestone and clay-limestone soils, and it is here that it is most productive. Its white wines are fat, with little acidity and marked by aromas of ripe apple, pear, honey, quince, vanilla and violet, typical of the great sweet wines of Gaillac. mauzac also produces the famous Blanquette-de-Limoux in rural method. In this region, Mauzac is competing with Sauvignon, Chenin and Chardonnay, especially for sparkling wines which are more similar to Champagne. It is also used in some appellations such as Entre-deux-Mers, Sainte-Foy-Bordeaux, Côtes-de-Duras, Vins-de-Lavilledieu...
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Extra Dry (California Champagne) from Winery Heitz Cellar are 2014, 2015
Informations about the Winery Heitz Cellar
The Winery Heitz Cellar is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 21 wines for sale in the of California to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of California
California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.
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