Description
Rated 94 – This varietal Grand Cru Pinot Noir, pressed white as Brut, has the great power of the Grand Reserve, but it is filled without any dosage. Part of the wine is also fermented and briefly aged in used barriques from the Barsac winery Doisy Daene. The result is a bone-dry power pack, always straight ahead, with tremendous finesse and great individuality. The used barrique does not give the wine any oak notes, but it increases the creaminess immensely and gives it maturity. This brut has the consistency and mouthfeel of a large Dom Perignon that has matured for 8-10 years, and the ripe apple also supports this association. – Lobenberg
- Country: France
- Region: Champagne
- Size: 750ml
- Alcohol by Vol: 12.0%
Varietal
Champagne Blend
The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn’t unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as ‘blanc de blanc’, meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or ‘blanc de noir’, which is made solely with Pinot Noir.
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