Winery Toad Hollow Risqué (Methode Ancestrale)
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 poultry, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.
Taste structure of the Risqué (Methode Ancestrale) from the Winery Toad Hollow
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Gentle
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In the mouth the Risqué (Methode Ancestrale) of Winery Toad Hollow in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Risqué (Methode Ancestrale) of Winery Toad Hollow in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of green apple, minerality or apricot.
Food and wine pairings with Risqué (Methode Ancestrale)
Pairings that work perfectly with Risqué (Methode Ancestrale)
Original food and wine pairings with Risqué (Methode Ancestrale)
The Risqué (Methode Ancestrale) of Winery Toad Hollow matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, poultry or appetizers and snacks such as recipes of pike dumplings with shrimp sauce, cheeseburger or tuna, tomato and olive cake.
Details and technical informations about Winery Toad Hollow's Risqué (Methode Ancestrale).
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
The best vintages of Risqué (Methode Ancestrale) from Winery Toad Hollow are 2008, 2010, 2011
Informations about the Winery Toad Hollow
The Winery Toad Hollow is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 17 wines for sale in the of Languedoc-Roussillon to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Languedoc-Roussillon
France/languedoc-roussillon/languedoc">Languedoc (formerly Coteaux du Languedoc) is a key appellation used in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region of southern France. It covers Dry table wines of all three colors (red, white and rosé) from the entire region, but leaves Sweet and Sparkling wines to other more specialized appellations. About 75% of all Languedoc wines are red, with the remaining 25% split roughly down the middle between whites and rosés. The appellation covers most of the Languedoc region and almost a third of all the vineyards in France.
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The word of the wine: Brut nature (or ultra brut)
A type of champagne that has not received any dosage liqueur.
