Single source · France
Châteldon
Châteldon, Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne)
Naturally carbonatedOnce poured for the Sun King, still rare. Finely-bubbled Auvergne fizz with a calcium-bicarbonate richness and a touch of ceremony.
Mineral analysis
TDS1882mg/L total dissolved solids
Sparkling, full-bodied, calcium-crisp with a soft, round finish.
Cation
Ca / MgNa
Anion
HCO₃SO₄ · Cl
Magnesium49 mg/L
smooth & easy
Silicanot published
Sodium240 mg/L
a savory, higher-sodium pour
Verified · official analysis ↗
- fine bubbles
- calcium-rich
- elegant
Châteldon is a sparkling water from France with 1882 mg/L total dissolved solids and carries 383 mg/L calcium, 49 mg/L magnesium and 240 mg/L sodium (published analysis).
Pristine, untouched source · closest in profile to Badoit.
Type · The Bistro
Find it in: Natural fizz · Full body
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Common questions
- What does Châteldon taste like?
- Châteldon is lightly sparkling, full-bodied, clean and crisp, closing on a soft, round finish. It belongs to the Bistro type in our sixteen-part typology, and the house tasting notes run fine bubbles, calcium-rich and elegant. Its pH is acidic, which on the palate reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Châteldon good for you?
- Châteldon is a regulated bottled water and safe to drink. The published analysis shows an intensely mineral water at 1882 mg/L dissolved solids, with 383 mg/L of calcium (a serious share of a day’s intake). Sodium sits at 240 mg/L, genuinely saline territory and part of how it tastes.
- What minerals are in Châteldon?
- Châteldon carries calcium 383, magnesium 49, sodium 240 and potassium 35 mg/L over bicarbonate 2075, sulfate 20 and chloride 7 mg/L. Calcium leads the mineral profile with bicarbonate the main anion, at 1882 mg/L total dissolved solids.
- How much sodium is in Châteldon?
- Châteldon carries 240 mg/L of sodium. That is genuinely saline water, far past the 20 mg/L low-sodium line.
- Is Châteldon hard or soft water?
- By its calcium and magnesium, Châteldon works out to 1154 mg/L as calcium carbonate, which counts as very hard water. That is genuinely hard water, chalky on the tongue and quick to scale a kettle.
- Is Châteldon alkaline or acidic?
- No. Châteldon runs acidic at pH 6.2, which is normal for a sparkling water where dissolved carbon dioxide turns to carbonic acid, so it reads as a faintly sour edge.
- Is Châteldon still or sparkling?
- Châteldon is a sparkling water. The carbonation is natural, carried out of the ground with the water rather than added at bottling. The bead is soft and light.
- Where does Châteldon come from?
- Châteldon comes from Châteldon, Puy-de-Dôme (Auvergne) in France, a single source.