Description
Tasted from magnum, disgorged in 2014 with a dosage of nine grams per liter, the 1998 Rare Millésime originates from a vintage marked by an August heat wave, incorporating a small proportion of sunburned grapes. Sourced from 11 villages, it opens with aromas of roasted pineapple, candied pear, buttered toast and honeysuckle. The palate is full-bodied, ample and enveloping, with a rich core of fruit, pillowy mousse, lively acidity and a long, elegantly toasty finish. Impeccably balanced, now is a great time to pop corks.
- Country: France
- Region: Champagne
- Size: 1.5Ltr
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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