What is Chandon Brut?

Chandon Brut is a sparkling wine made by mixing three classic French champagne grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, and Pinot Noir. The brainchild of the renowned Chandon Winery, it is the drink of choice for celebrations worldwide.

Is Chandon Brut a Champagne or Wine?

Chandon Brut is not classified as champagne. Champagne is produced exclusively in the Champagne region of France using specific grape varieties and following strict winemaking processes. While Chandon Brut uses many of the same ingredients as champagne, as well as the méthode traditionnelle or méthode champenoise, it is classified as a sparkling wine due to being produced in California.

What are the types of Chandon Brut available?

Chandon Brut is available in different flavours for everyone to enjoy:

Chandon Brut

The classic flavour is made using grapes carefully selected from cool-climate spots across Victoria, Australia. The aroma brings the brightness of apple sorbet, orchard blossoms, and lemon zest to the nose. The palate is intense and fruity, with strong notes of pear, green apple, citrus, almond, and white flowers. The creamy texture ends with a long, dry, and refreshing finish.

Best paired with oysters, Caesar salad, fried chicken, or calamari.

Chandon Brut Rosé

A charming and lively sparkling rosé, this signature California rosé pleases the nose with a bouquet of fresh strawberries, pomegranate, and cherry Danish. Like any good rosé, the Chandon Brut Rosé sparkling wine offers a refreshing strawberry-like palate with layers of redcurrant, cherry sorbet, and pink grapefruit zest alongside hazelnut and biscuit flavours.

Best paired with grilled burgers, paella, smoked salmon, gumbo, and french fries.

Chandon Garden Spritz

A blend of exceptional Chandon Brut sparkling wine and the winery’s own unique bitter-orange liqueur recipe, the Garden Spritz is specially handcrafted with slow-macerated fresh and dried Valencia orange peels and a secret blend of herbs and spices from the world’s finest terroirs.

Offering notes of fresh citrus, particularly zesty lemon and vibrant orange, to the nose, the palate opens with a spicy character with zesty yet rich orange flavours. This is all balanced out with herbal undertones that provide depth to the overall taste.

The Garden Spritz is the perfect aperitif to pair with spicy Asian food, as well as sushi and sashimi, aged cheddar, and dried exotic fruits and nuts.

Is Chandon Brut dry or sweet?

Chandon Brut is classified as a dry sparkling wine as it contains less than 1% (10 grams of) residual sugar.

How do you drink Chandon Brut?

Like any good sparkling wine, Chandon Brut is best served slightly chilled (typically between 7-10°C or 45-50°F for most sparkling wines) before drinking. Too cold, and you risk muting the wine’s aromas; too warm and the effervescence may overwhelm you.

Here’s the best way to fully enjoy your Chandon Brut:

1. See: To gauge your wine’s true colour, look at it through natural light on a white background. The deeper the colour, the more well-aged it is.
2. Swirl: Swirling the wine aerates it, allowing gentle evaporation and oxidation to “open up” the wine’s aroma and flavours.
3. Sniff: Different factors will affect what aromas you pick up: the angle and fill of the glass, the height of your nose above it, and the duration and volume of each sniff.
4. Sip: To fully appreciate the wine’s complexities, try taking small sips with brief pauses. Doing so will allow the wine to warm slightly and release aromatic compounds into your olfactory passages.
5. Savour: Savouring the sip will help extend the wine’s finish and allow its notes to evolve before you finally swallow.

Awards and accolades

Here are just a few of the awards that Chandon Brut sparkling wine has won over the years:

Chandon Brut

• 2023 Decanter Bronze Medal 91 Points
• 2022 Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards Double Gold Medal winner
• 2022 Sommelier’s Choice Award 88 points Silver medal
• 2022 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Silver medal

Chandon Brut Rosé

• 2023 Wine Spectator 90 Points
• 2023 Wine Enthusiast 90 Points
• 2022 SF Chronicle Wine Competition Double Gold Medal winner!
• 2022 Women’s Wine & Spirits Awards Gold Medal winner!

Celebrate the ultimate expression of the méthode traditionnelle

Whether it is a wedding, birthday, or just a friendly gathering, Chandon Brut is the perfect sparkling wine to enjoy with your friends and family. More than just a drink, it is the ultimate celebration of everything used to make it, from the Californian and Australian grapes to the traditional techniques of Chandon’s French heritage.

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