Chardonnay
Best known in Burgundy, Champagne, California
The world's most versatile white grape. Crisp, mineral and citrusy in cool places like Chablis; rich, creamy and toasty when oak-aged in warmer spots. It is also a key grape in Champagne.
Binon-CoquardChampagne, France
Binon Coquard Brut Classic
£34.9575cl
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- CountryFrance
- RegionChampagne
- GrapeChardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
- StyleSparkling
- Alcohol13.0%
What it tastes like
This Champagne is the perfect introduction to the Binon-Coquard range. The appearance is pale yellow with a persistent line of bubbles. On the nose you get firstly a hint of mineralogy that appears as chalk, flintstone, then it becomes fine and elegant with light notes of citrus and rhubarb. The taste is fresh and light at first, then it reveals itself as fruity and smooth. You find the aromas of white fruits such as pear, green apple and vine peach. Beautiful length in the mouth.
Light
Full
Lovely with
- AperitifBefore dinner · Garden drinks · Salted nuts
- Fruit dessertsApple crumble · Fruit tarts · Pavlova
- SaladsNiçoise · Caesar · Summer leaves
- SeafoodFruits de mer · Fish stew · Paella
The grapes
Pinot Meunier
Best known in Champagne, England
One of the three main grapes of Champagne, alongside Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. It adds fruit, softness and early approachability to the blend. Increasingly made into still and sparkling wines in its own right, including in England.
Pinot Noir
Best known in Burgundy, Oregon, New Zealand
The great red grape of Burgundy. Cherry, raspberry, earthy and floral notes, with silky tannins and fresh acidity. Notoriously hard to grow well, but capable of extraordinary elegance, and a key grape in Champagne and English sparkling wine.
Where it's from
Champagne
France
The world's greatest sparkling wine region, by some distance. Chalk soils, cool climate and centuries of expertise combine to create wines of extraordinary finesse and complexity. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier in various combinations; from the non-vintage everyday to the prestige cuvée extraordinary.
Meet the producer
Binon-Coquard
Champagne, France
The Binon and Coquard families have tended vines since 1669, and joined their names in the 1970s by marriage. Brother and sister now run the house in the Côtes de Bar, south of Champagne. We stock their Brut Classic and Rosé.
More from Binon-Coquard →The story behind it
The culture of the vine of Binon and Coquard families has been passed on from generation to generation since 1669. The alliance of these two names took place in the heart of the 1970s on the occasion of the wedding of their parents. Located in the Cotes de Bar, south of the Champagne appellation, they are proud to exploit this terroir, so dear to their ancestors. The Binon Coquard House is now run by brother and sister, giving the House a dynamism and passion of youth, creating a unique style and character. The grapes are a blend of 70% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier and 10% Chardonnay. The grapes are hand picked and pressed in a horizontal press. Thanks to the use of temperature controlled stainless-steel tanks, settling and alcohol fermentation take place at 18°C, malolactic fermentation under 20°C. The wine goes through filtering prior to bottling.
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