Winery Philippe Fontaine - Cuvée des Lys Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne

Winery Philippe Fontaine Cuvée des Lys Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne

Wine of France Sparkling wine of Champagne of France
4.1
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Cuvée des Lys Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne of Winery Philippe Fontaine is a sparkling wine from the region of Champagne.
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 Cuvée des Lys Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne from the Winery Philippe Fontaine

Light
Bold
Soft
Acidic
Gentle
Fizzy

In the mouth the Cuvée des Lys Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne of Winery Philippe Fontaine 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 Cuvée des Lys Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne of Winery Philippe Fontaine in the region of Champagne often reveals types of flavors of toasty, non oak or microbio and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Philippe Fontaine's Cuvée des Lys Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

Last vintages of this wine

Cuvée des Lys Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne - 2010
In the top 100 of of Champagne wines
Average rating: 4.3 1 1 1 1 0

The best vintages of Cuvée des Lys Blanc de Blancs Brut Champagne from Winery Philippe Fontaine are 2010

Informations about the Winery Philippe Fontaine

The winery offers 11 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Champagne

The Winery Philippe Fontaine is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Champagne to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Champagne
In the top 45000 of of France wines
In the top 4000 of of Champagne wines
In the top 15000 of sparkling wines
In the top 200000 wines of the world

The wine region of Champagne

Champagne is the name of the world's most famous Sparkling wine, the appellation under which it is sold and the French wine region from which it comes. Although it has been used to refer to sparkling wines around the world - a point of controversy and legal wrangling in recent decades - Champagne is a legally controlled and restricted name. See the labels of Champagne wines. The fame and success of Champagne is, of course, the product of many Complex factors.

News related to this wine

Fine wine market breaks records in 2021, says Liv-ex

Prices in the fine wine market have been increasing across all major regions in 2021, according to a new report by Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. Its Liv-ex 1000 index, tracking some of the world’s most sought-after wines, rose by 2.4% in November to reach a new all-time high. The index, seen as an important bellwether for secondary market trading, has been rising consistently for about 18 months. ‘All previous records set in 2020 have been broken and surpassed in 2021, markin ...

Liv-ex 2021 Power 100 shows rebalancing of the fine wine market

The latest edition of Liv-ex Power 100, which lists the most powerful fine wine brands, shows that the period between October 2020 and September 2021 experienced a rebalancing of the market, with a number of classic labels returning to prominence. Château Lafite Rothschild re-entered the top 10, moving from 11th to 2nd place, while fellow First Growths Mouton-Rothschild and Margaux have also risen, to 6th and 10th place respectively. Petrus also re-entered the top 10, now at 7th place after a ye ...

Champagne: Getting ready for 2050

The arrival of Covid and the ensuing lockdown restrictions had serious repercussions in the hospitality sector and severely disrupted supply chains, particularly in the drinks sector. Champagne, one of the world’s most recognisable and exported wines, was severely hit by travelling restrictions – which initially impacted the luxury sector Champagne dominates – and the closing of on-trade outlets. The 2020 slump As a result, in 2020, Champagne sales plummeted; a 10% decrease year-on-year in March ...

The word of the wine: Powdery mildew

Disease of the vine due to a fungus. Less dreadful than mildew, it only attacks the surface of the green parts. Sulphur has long been the best remedy.

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