Cave Vinicole de HunawihrCalixte Crémant d'Alsace Chardonnay
Sparkling wine
In the mouth this sparkling wine is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Taste structure of the Calixte Crémant d'Alsace Chardonnay from the Cave Vinicole de Hunawihr
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Calixte Crémant d'Alsace Chardonnay of Cave Vinicole de Hunawihr in the region of Alsace is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Food and wine pairings with Calixte Crémant d'Alsace Chardonnay
Pairings that work perfectly with Calixte Crémant d'Alsace Chardonnay
Original food and wine pairings with Calixte Crémant d'Alsace Chardonnay
The Calixte Crémant d'Alsace Chardonnay of Cave Vinicole de Hunawihr matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of rice with shrimps and onions, eggs florentine or seed crackers.
Details and technical informations about Cave Vinicole de Hunawihr's Calixte Crémant d'Alsace Chardonnay.
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 Cave Vinicole de Hunawihr
The Cave Vinicole de Hunawihr is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 90 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: Sparkling
Equivalent to effervescent, this term is used among others to designate the "natural sparkling wines" produced in the Montlouis appellation.
