Winery Raoul ColletCarte Noire Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'
Sparkling wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Chardonnay and the Pinot noir.
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 Carte Noire Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' from the Winery Raoul Collet
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Carte Noire Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' of Winery Raoul Collet 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 Carte Noire Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' of Winery Raoul Collet in the region of Champagne often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Carte Noire Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'
Pairings that work perfectly with Carte Noire Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'
Original food and wine pairings with Carte Noire Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'
The Carte Noire Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' of Winery Raoul Collet matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of broccoli gratin, baked mackerel or shrimp in coconut milk curry.
Details and technical informations about Winery Raoul Collet's Carte Noire Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'.
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 Carte Noire Brut Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' from Winery Raoul Collet are 2008
Informations about the Winery Raoul Collet
The Winery Raoul Collet is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ' to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Champagne Grand Cru 'Aÿ'
Iconic Grand Cru in the Grande Vallée de la Marne (~367 ha, 89% Pinot Noir, 8% Chardonnay, 3% Pinot Meunier, clay-chalk, south-facing slopes): Pinot Noir (local Pinot Vert Doré) is the signature king — exceptional body, delicate nose, incredible power and depth, signature finesse and structure for complex assemblages, the only Grand Cru of the Grande Vallée. South-facing slopes, diverse terroirs in small valleys.
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: Rimage
"Vintage", in Catalan. A natural sweet wine that is bottled early to preserve its fruitiness, as opposed to those aged in an oxidizing environment (see this word). Syn.: vintage (for maury, port).
