Tasting Notes
100% Chardonnay from distinguished GC sites in Cramant and Avize, amongst others. Here, the quality of the base wines aged in oak barriques shines through the gauze of a fine, pearly mousse with bold notes of grapefruit, flowers and buttery brioche. This is from the very elegant 2016 vintage, and it’s only just starting out. Already complex and concentrated, it has a refreshing charge of acidity, but it’s also so smooth and silky on the tongue. As with all AG champagne, the finish is long and satisfying, with a ringing minerality and salinity.
Food Matches
Smoked fish, Caviar & Fried foods
Wine Profile
Wine Type Champagne
Vintage 2016
Style Rich & Complex Whites
Country France
Region Champagne
Grower Name Alfred Gratien
Grape Variety Chardonnay
ABV 12.50%
Closure Natural Cork
Bottle Size 75cl
Allergens Sulphites
Method Vegan
SKU AGRATBDB16
Grower
Alfred Gratien
For more than 150 years, Alfred Gratien is a familial House and continues the know-how of its founder Alfred Gratien In 1864, he builds at the same year the Gratien & Meyer House in Saumur and Alfred Gratien in Epernay. Grapes are purchased from about a hundred winegrowers with whom Alfred Gratien has worked for many years. These sound relations, based on mutual trust and… Read More
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Champagne
Champagne is a region in the north-east of France famous the world over for its sparkling wine of the same name and concentrated around the towns of Reims, Epernay and Ay.Vines are cultivated near the northern-most extreme of latitude for viticulture, and the cool climate results in the high acidity that is necessary for the production of high-quality sparkling wines.… Read More
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay is arguably the best known and most versatile white grape variety in the wine world. Its traditional homeland is that of Burgundy, where it is responsible for such names as Chablis, Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet to name but a few, but it has also found success in almost every wine-producing region the world over - partly due to its versatility, used as it is as a… Read More
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