Specification sheet Crémant de Bourgogne

Name of the wine estate: Domaine PASSOT

Domain Owner: Rémy PASSOT

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay

Colour: White

Vintage: Prestige Brut

Maturation method: The grapes are specially selected and vinified. They are harvested earlier than still wine in order to preserve acidity which gives this Crémant de Bourgogne his freshness. The excitement comes from the addition of tirage liqueur (wine of the vintage + sugar + yeast) when bottling. This leads to a second fermentation which releases carbon dioxide causing bubbles. The bottles are then placed on the racks in a more or less horizontal position, inclined down wards. A typical regular gesture comes then, manual or mechanical: to turn the bottles regularly head down and nearly vertical so that the light deposit forms itself naturally at the time of the fermentation is brought to the bottleneck. The corking, final stage, comes after the disgorging (removing of the deposit and impurities) and addition of a shipping dosage.

Harvesting: Manual harvest exclusively

Averageshelf life: 3 to 10 years

Tasting: a bright-coloured wine with golden hints, a ring of bubbles expressive nose, the Crémant Prestige will transport you to a true adventure of the senses, deep, with notes of white flowers, and fresh fruit. 
On the palate, this wine shows itself to be dense, soft and silky. Scents of citrus and hazelnut such as the signing of Chardonnay. A light and fresh final.

Degree: 12% vol.

Service : 8°C

Winepairings: A perfect wine for a nice dinner aperitif.

Awards: Gold award to the National Competition of Crémants (called «Concours National des Crémants»).