Winery Philippe FontaineExtra - Brut Rosé Champagne
Sparkling wine
This wine generally goes well with pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish.
Food and wine pairings with Extra - Brut Rosé Champagne
Pairings that work perfectly with Extra - Brut Rosé Champagne
Original food and wine pairings with Extra - Brut Rosé Champagne
The Extra - Brut Rosé Champagne of Winery Philippe Fontaine matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of simmered pork cheeks with cream sauce and dijon mustard, cod brandade or giant paella cooked on a wood fire.
Details and technical informations about Winery Philippe Fontaine's Extra - Brut Rosé Champagne.
Discover the grape variety: Sulima
Simple, fresh grey-white wines with a pale golden to rosé colour, supple palate with moderate acidity, undemonstrative aromas of citrus and white flowers. Rustic, discreet profile. Preserved in a few ampelographic collections for its heritage value, belongs to the old varieties whose commercial diffusion has almost disappeared and studied for their genetic interest. Rare grey variety, poorly documented, grown in tiny quantities.
Informations about the Winery Philippe Fontaine
The Winery Philippe Fontaine is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 12 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: Heavy
Said of a thick, rustic wine that lacks finesse.
