A WINE REGION IN FRANCE
Ambonnay
Elegant sparkling wine with fine bubbles, complexity, and mineral minerality.
About Ambonnay
Ambonnay is a wine region in France, in the Champagne area (classified Grand Cru). It makes sparkling wine. Our database holds 490 wines from here.
The grapes of Ambonnay
The main grapes are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The appellation table lists them as: Chardonnay / Pinot Noir / Pinot Meunier.
Style in the glass
Elegant sparkling wine with fine bubbles, complexity, and mineral minerality. It is a cool, dry place to grow grapes.
Climate and soil
Cool Continental. Chalk-rich hillsides in the Montagne de Reims; excellent drainage and exposure.
The rules
- Blending: 100% Champagne blend permitted; house styles vary; Ambonnay contributes primarily Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
- Ageing: Minimum 3 years (non-vintage), 6 years (vintage); often aged longer.
What to eat with Ambonnay
Oysters, scallops, foie gras, cheese soufflé, aperitif.
More wine regions in France
Champagne, Meursault, Chablis, Chassagne-Montrachet, Pauillac, Gevrey-Chambertin, Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Vosne-Romanée.
Good to know
Ambonnay as a Grand Cru village is prestigious but often mentioned by collectors—individual grower Champagnes from Ambonnay may not command a premium; the prestige is in the village designation, not guaranteed in the bottle.
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