Wines of China UK
Chateau Sun God Blanc de Blancs Vintage Sparkling Wine 2006
Chateau Sun God Blanc de Blancs Vintage Sparkling Wine 2006
Character: Medium-bodied
Varietal: Chardonnay
ABV: 12.0%
This is a premium classic style sparkling wine made in the traditional Champagne Method. It is a vintage 2006 wine with 10 years of lees aging, creating a wine that shows great complexity, depth, and length. It is very developed, with layers of sunny ripe citrus, apricot, pineapple, bakery goods, kitchen herbs, leading to a savoury and satisfying finish.
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About this wine/region/producer
Most of China’s vineyards lie just north of the Yangtze river. Around 80 per cent of China’s wine growers overall are dedicated to bordeaux-style red wines, and cabernet sauvignon is the predominant grape (China has the largest planting area of cabernet sauvignon vines in the world). You’ll also find pinot noir, muscat hamburg, and grape crossbreeds – made when growers deliberately cross two grape species – such as marselan, a blend of cabernet sauvignon and grenache.