Winery ChandonÉtoile Tête de Cuvée
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 appetizers and snacks, lean fish or shellfish.
The Étoile Tête de Cuvée of the Winery Chandon is in the top 10 of wines of Napa Valley.
Taste structure of the Étoile Tête de Cuvée from the Winery Chandon
Light | Bold | |
Soft | Acidic | |
Gentle | Fizzy |
In the mouth the Étoile Tête de Cuvée of Winery Chandon in the region of California is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Étoile Tête de Cuvée of Winery Chandon in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cream, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, peach or butter.
Food and wine pairings with Étoile Tête de Cuvée
Pairings that work perfectly with Étoile Tête de Cuvée
Original food and wine pairings with Étoile Tête de Cuvée
The Étoile Tête de Cuvée of Winery Chandon matches generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of parillade of fish and seafood, dried tomato, feta and green olive cake or fish pot.
Details and technical informations about Winery Chandon's Étoile Tête de Cuvée.
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 Étoile Tête de Cuvée from Winery Chandon are 2009, 2001, 2008, 2005 and 2003.
Informations about the Winery Chandon
The Winery Chandon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 84 wines for sale in the of Napa Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Napa Valley
Absolute reference for American Cabernet Sauvignon: powerful, opulent reds with ripe aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, chocolate and cedar, velvety tannins and a silky finish, long ageing. Also round Merlot, rich buttery Chardonnay, fruity Sauvignon Blanc, spicy Zinfandel. Narrow Californian valley between the Mayacamas and Vaca Mountains, tempered by San Pablo Bay fog, 17 sub-AVAs (Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap, Howell Mountain). Cradle of icons Opus One, Screaming Eagle, Caymus.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Heida
See savagnin.
