blanc de blancs
All-white grape sparkling
Blanc de blancs is French for "white of whites," denoting a white wine made exclusively from white grapes.
The term appears most often with Champagne, where it signals a wine made entirely from Chardonnay rather than the usual blend with red Pinot Noir or Pinot Meunier grapes: a crisp blanc de blancs from a small grower.
These wines tend toward elegance and brightness.
- champagneEffervescent celebratory wine
- sparkling wineCarbonated fermented grape beverage
- sparklingEmitting small bright flashes
- chardonnayWhite wine grape variety
- brutUnsweetened sparkling wine designation
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