Winery José Michel & FilsCanton d'Epernay Champagne
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 pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Taste structure of the Canton d'Epernay Champagne from the Winery José Michel & Fils
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Canton d'Epernay Champagne of Winery José Michel & Fils in the region of Champagne is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Canton d'Epernay Champagne of Winery José Michel & Fils in the region of Champagne often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or honey and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
Food and wine pairings with Canton d'Epernay Champagne
Pairings that work perfectly with Canton d'Epernay Champagne
Original food and wine pairings with Canton d'Epernay Champagne
The Canton d'Epernay Champagne of Winery José Michel & Fils matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of beef carrots, bacalhau com natas or mussels with rosemary and barbecue.
Details and technical informations about Winery José Michel & Fils's Canton d'Epernay Champagne.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Canton d'Epernay Champagne from Winery José Michel & Fils are 2004, 2005, 2002
Informations about the Winery José Michel & Fils
The Winery José Michel & Fils is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 11 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: Cuvée prestige (champagne)
Vintage or not, it is composed of a selection of terroirs and generally comes from the first press after eliminating the very first juices that come out of the press. The best known? Dom Pérignon, Cristal de Roederer, Grand Siècle de Laurent-Perrie, Louise at Pommery. In fact, all the houses and most of the independent winegrowers have their own prestige cuvee.
