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Étoile Brut is a sophisticated and elegant sparkling wine from our estate Los Carneros vineyards along the San Pablo Bay. As our prestige cuvée, this traditional method wine represents the ultimate expression of CHANDON's winemaking expertise, resulting in an impeccable composition that is sophisticated elegance with lasting complexity.
AWARDS
Best of Show, Double Gold – The Press Democrat North Coast Wine Challenge
Double Gold – San Francisco International Wine Competition
Gold – San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition
The elegant copper-salmon pink hue and delicate mousse is filled with notes of shortbread, dried apricot, red currant, raspberry, nutmeg and a hint of cocoa powder.
Crafted from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Meunier grapes harvested at night from our Los Carneros estate vineyard along the San Pablo Bay. The current harvest is blended with exceptional base wines from previous vintages of the same location and is crafted in the traditional method with a minimum of five years sur lie aging.
VEGETARIAN: Fried olives, Arancini, Creamy scrambled eggs with mushrooms, Triple cream brie
SEAFOOD: Scallops with beurre blanc, Seafood scampi, Salmon with mustard cream sauce
MAINS: Chicken Kiev
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Brut/Dry
AWARDS AND REVIEWS
SOPHISTICATED ELEGANCE WITH LASTING COMPLEXITY
At the pinnacle of the CHANDON range stands our prestige cuvée – Étoile. French for “star,” Étoile Brut is blended using each vintage’s highest quality blocks from our Los Carneros vineyard, along with a multitude of library base wines.
The resultant complexity is furthered by a minimum sixty months of ageing sur lie, imparting an elegance and finesse that is truly the ultimate expression of CHANDON.
Napa's coolest
growing region
Shallow clay
soils
Cool breezes off
San Pablo Bay
Cool, foggy
nights
Seasonal
rainfall
Gentle, rolling
topography
MÉTHODE TRADITIONNELLE
Grapes are harvested at night to keep the fruit cool and preserve freshness. Harvest begins in early August to retain acidity and capture Chandon’s signature vibrancy.
State-of-the-art presses lower pressing times, limiting the juice’s contact with the grape skins to avoid bitterness. Primary fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks.
Assemblage occurs in the winter, at the end of the fermentation process, which involves blending multiple vintages of base wines for a complex, consistent style.
The second fermentation then occurs in the bottle and the ageing process begins, during which this wine spent 5 years on the yeast lees.
Bottles are then riddled and disgorged. A small amount of dosage liqueur is added, and a cork seals the bottle. After a minimum of 6 months bottle age the wine is ready!
EXPERIENCE
55% Chardonnay
43% Pinot Noir
2% Meunier
Étoile Brut is perfect on its own or paired with complex, creamy, or rich dishes.
49°F – 54°F
Minimum 5 years
FOOD PAIRING RECOMMENDATIONS
Seafood scampi
Scallops with beurre blanc
Salmon with mustard cream sauce
Chicken Kiev
Arancini
Fried Olives
Creamy scrambled eggs with mushrooms
Triple cream brie
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