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CHANDON Chant Des Cigales – an organic sparkling wine available from early April 2022.
CHANDON Chant des Cigales is an organic sparkling wine made with certified organic grapes grown in Southern France’s Côtes de Provence Region.
Chandon’s very first organic sparkling wine was crafted by Audrey Bourgeois, CHANDON’s head of winemaking innovation and technical co-ordination, under the mentorship of Richard Geoffroy, an ex-chef de caves at Dom Pérignon and Eric Lebel, a chef de caves at Krug.
A blend of eight emblematic grape varieties adds a bracing minerality along with further floral aromas and elevating the wine into a heady new aromatic dimension. It has the presence and balance of a still wine, with the texture of a sparkling wine.
Adding an ice cube gives you a new taste experience as well.
Considering environmental issues, we have succeeded in making the bottle weight 30% lighter than a regular sparkling wine bottle.
For Chant des Cigales, we trialed both the traditional and the Charmet methods. Preserving the wine’s primary fruit character and freshness, rather than weighing it down with secondary autolytic flavors, was vitally important.
CHANDON CHANT DES CIGALES SPECIAL SITE：
https://www.mhdkk.com/brands/chandon/special/chantdescigales/
【How to enjoy CHANDON Chant des Cigales】
Taste CHANDON Chant des Cigales chilled to 10˚C, and you’ll experience a persistent yet subtle effervescence that tickles and excites the palate. Note the moderate acidity and the primary fruit aromas, aromatic and complex.
Then try adding one ice cube, and prepare to be astonished. The effervescence is revived. The flavor profile shifts subtly, releasing a bracing minerality along with further floral aromas and elevating the wine into a heady new aromatic dimension.
Ice is usually suggested only for sweet wines, the ripe fruitiness and aromatic complexity of Chant des Cigales make ice its fresh, surprising ally. That’s why adding an ice cube is positively encouraged. And it’s another reason why CHANDON Chant des Cigales is a new taste experience.
＜ CHANDON Chant des Cigales ＞
◇ ABV: 12.5%
◇ Capacity: 750ml
◇ Price: 3,550 Yen (tax excluded)
◇ A blend of eight emblematic grape varieties – Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Rolle, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mourvèdre, Carignan and Tibouren
◇ Brut nature: 3g/L residual sugar. No addition of sugar after the second fermentation
◆ Tasting Note:
There are ethereal floral notes of rose, peony and white flowers, followed by a characteristic Southern salinity and a hint of lycorice.
It’s a delicious paradox – a fresh, fruity fizz with enough interest and complexity. It has the presence and balance of a still wine, with the texture of a sparkling wine.
