The Best Blanc de Blancs Champagnes for Christmas and New Year

RELY ON CHAMPAGNE FOR A FESTIVE MEAL

For your festive meals, Champagne is the wine you need for perfect food and wine pairings from aperitif to dessert! Among the different types of Champagne, don't miss out and choose a Champagne Blanc de Blancs. The finesse, freshness and precision of the Chardonnay grape allows Blanc de Blancs to accompany several different dishes, while enhancing them! To better prepare your festive aperitifs, consult our article Which Champagne for an aperitif?

For an entire menu, from aperitif to dessert, with a suggestion of a different Champagne for each dish, see our article Which Champagne to get for Christmas?

CHAMPAGNE RUINART BLANC DE BLANCS

The famous Ruinart Champagne House is full of little jewels in Champagnes whose different formats and gift boxes are perfectly in tune with the festive mood. With its exceptional value for money, get the Blanc de Blancs cuvée to accompany your Christmas meal. The purity of this cuvée is equal to the most refined dishes! The minerality and the long refreshing finish make this cuvée the ideal reference with an oyster platter, shellfish, seafood, fish in sauce or fish tartar.

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CHAMPAGNE RUINART - BLANC DE BLANCS

CHAMPAGNE HATON BLANC DE BLANCS

Would you like to try a Champagne from a small producer, to discover other references in Champagne? The Haton et Filles Champagne House offers an absolutely sublime and refined range, including a Blanc de Blancs Champagne for your festive meals. You are sure to fall in love with the Cuvée René Haton classified as a Premier Cru Champagne! For a change from the big names, treat yourself to a 100% Chardonnay from Haton et Filles.

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CHAMPAGNE HATON & FILLES - CUVÉE RENÉ HATON - BLANC DE BLANCS 1ER CRU

VINTAGE BLANC DE BLANCS CHAMPAGNE

Most Champagnes are non-vintage, as they are made from a blend of several harvests, which gives them structure and uniformity. Only exceptional years of production can claim to have a vintage cuvée, i.e. the grapes are all from the same harvest.

CHAMPAGNE DEUTZ BLANC DE BLANCS

To reach the height of elegance and refinement, Deutz offers a vintage Blanc de Blancs. Amour de Deutz, which is also available in a rosé version, is an absolutely mythical cuvée. As vintage Champagnes are rather rare on the market, a vintage Blanc de Blanc from Deutz is nothing less than a magnificent expression of luxury!

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CHAMPAGNE DEUTZ - AMOUR DE DEUTZ 2013 - LUXURY BOX

WHAT IS A BLANC DE BLANCS CHAMPAGNE?

What exactly is meant by Blanc de Blancs Champagne? In fact, these terms simply refer to a Champagne made from 100% white grape varieties. Although several white grape varieties have won back the Champagne winegrowers in recent years, the term 'Blanc de Blancs' usually refers to the Chardonnay grape. This grape variety with white juice and skin gives a Champagne with a beautiful golden colour and green reflections. Blanc de Blancs Champagnes are mainly produced in the Côte des Blancs, a limestone terroir, ideal for the Chardonnay grape.

BLANC DE NOIRS CHAMPAGNE

The term 'Blanc de Noirs' refers to a Champagne made from black grapes with white juice. The grape varieties concerned are Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Thanks to an adapted pressing, the final product has different aromas from the Blanc de Blancs. The nose is marked by red fruit, stone fruit and floral scents such as rose and peony. The golden colour is more pronounced and the palate is richer and warmer than the Blanc de Blancs.

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