Quinconce Blanc de Blancs - Champagne Baron-Fuenté

The barrel-aged Esprit Blanc de Blancs from the Champagne wine-growing region reveals itself in the glass in brilliant shimmering golden yellow. In the middle, the tone transitions to an expressive color. To the nose, this Champagne Baron-Fuenté Champagne shows all sorts of grapefruit, lemon, kumquat, pink grapefruit and orange. As if that were not already impressive, sun-warmed rocks and forest floor join in due to the aging in small wooden barrels.

Light-footed and complex, this crisp Champagne presents itself on the palate. The finale of this Champagne capable of aging from the wine-growing region of Champagne, more precisely from Champagne, finally convinces with considerable reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral hints of the limestone-dominated soils.

Vinification of the Esprit Blanc de Blancs from Champagne Baron-Fuenté

The basis for the elegant Esprit Blanc de Blancs from Champagne are grapes from the Chardonnay variety. In Champagne, the vines that produce the grapes for this wine grow on soils of limestone. After the manual harvest, the grapes are quickly transferred to the press house. Here they are selected and gently broken up. This is followed by fermentation at controlled temperatures. After fermentation, the Esprit Blanc de Blancs is aged for 84 months in oak barrels.

Food recommendation for the Esprit Blanc de Blancs from Champagne Baron-Fuenté

This Champagne from France is best enjoyed well chilled at 8 - 10°C. It is perfect as an accompaniment to elderflower yogurt ice cream with lemon balm, spicy chestnut soup or fennel salad with red lentils.

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