Winery Heyberger-Meyer StephaneCrémant d'Alsace
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Chardonnay, the Pinot blanc and the Pinot noir.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Food and wine pairings with Crémant d'Alsace
Pairings that work perfectly with Crémant d'Alsace
Original food and wine pairings with Crémant d'Alsace
The Crémant d'Alsace of Winery Heyberger-Meyer Stephane matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of chicken tagine with apricots and almonds, chicken on a bed of summer vegetables or basil and cherry tomato clafoutis.
Details and technical informations about Winery Heyberger-Meyer Stephane's Crémant d'Alsace.
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 Heyberger-Meyer Stephane
The Winery Heyberger-Meyer Stephane is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Crémant d'Alsace to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Crémant d'Alsace
France's best-selling sparkling wine after Champagne. Fine traditional-method bubbles (min. 9 months on lees), fresh and fruity with signature notes of green apple, pear, white flowers and almond, a taut finish. Dominant Pinot Blanc (roundness, supple base), ample Pinot Auxerrois, mineral Riesling and taut Chardonnay.
The wine region of Alsace
Capital of great French aromatic whites, most often dry and single-varietal. Straight, mineral Riesling (lemon, gunflint), opulent, exuberant Gewurztraminer (lychee, rose, spices), round, smoky Pinot Gris, floral, crisp Muscat, supple Pinot Blanc. Fine, fruity Crémants d'Alsace, exceptional sweet Vendanges Tardives and Sélection de Grains Nobles. 15,500 ha at the foot of the Vosges on varied soils, 51 Grands Crus since 1975.
The word of the wine: Vatting
After five to eight days of alcoholic fermentation, it is possible to prolong the maceration in order to extract the maximum amount of matter from the marc. The wines obtained in this way are rich and full-bodied, and in principle are intended for laying down.
