Winery Jacques PicardRatafia
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, vegetarian or poultry.
Food and wine pairings with Ratafia
Pairings that work perfectly with Ratafia
Original food and wine pairings with Ratafia
The Ratafia of Winery Jacques Picard matches generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of very soft beef bourguignon, truffade (auvergne - cantal - 15) or duck with orange.
Details and technical informations about Winery Jacques Picard's Ratafia.
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 Jacques Picard
The Winery Jacques Picard is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 15 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: Thick
Said of a heavy, pasty wine lacking in finesse.
