Winery Xavier LeconteApeiron Ratafia Champenois Pinot Meunier
Sweet wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Xavier Leconte's Apeiron Ratafia Champenois Pinot Meunier.
Discover the grape variety: Verdelho blanc
Structured and lively whites with excellent ageing potential, golden robe, taut palate with preserved acidity, signature aromas of citrus (lemon), dried fruits (almond), white flowers and saline mineral notes. Also excels in oxidative medium-bodied dry Madeira. Historical pillar of medium-bodied dry Madeira, also thrives dry along the Portuguese coast and in Galicia (Verdejo). Emblematic Portuguese white grape of Madeira.
Informations about the Winery Xavier Leconte
The Winery Xavier Leconte is one of wineries to follow in Coteaux Champenois.. It offers 27 wines for sale in the of Coteaux Champenois to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Coteaux Champenois
Champagne AOC for still wines produced in the Champagne area, from the same grape varieties. Fine and taut flagship reds with signature notes of red cherry, wild strawberry, raspberry, flowers and chalky mineral touch, light tannins and lively palate — Pinot Noir signature at Bouzy and Ambonnay as reference (Bouzy red). Whites: taut Chardonnay (citrus, white flowers, chalk). Cool marginal climate for red.
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: Over-ripeness
Characteristic of grapes harvested late, rich in sugar, which give wines often mellow and marked by candied aromas.
