BRUT
(NON VINTAGE)
This
is the most widely drunk type of Champagne: dry ,but not too dry.
This main product of the Champagne houses contains a maximum of 1.5%
by volume of residual sugar . Brut is made from a blend of the three
classic grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier. As a rule
they come from different parts of Champagne and from different years.
A
young brut is fresh and boisterous, its colour pale yellow,
occasionally with a sparkle of pink, depending on the blend, a young
brut will smell of either white fruit (almond, green apple) or red
fruit 'grape, raspberry), with the suggestion of hot white bread.
It is a perfect aperitif but can also be served with most light
starters.
A
mature brut (older than three years) will be less fresh but fuller
and more herbal in taste. The colour tends towards darker yellow with
hints of orange and the smell is reminiscent of ripe apple, dried
fruit, spices, and sometimes of black cherry or blackcurrant (lots of
Pinot Noir). In terms of both nose and taste it has something of
French croissants or brioche. The wine is ideal with fish and
poultry.
A
fully aged brut (older than five years) is less rumbustious in terms
of carbon dioxide bubbles but will have acquired a full, complex, and
very rich, almost creamy taste. The colour is dark yellow with hints
of brown. The smell is reminiscent of roasted nuts and dried fruit
with occasional suggestions of the tertiary aromas of coffee and
sometimes even of old leather. This wine can be drunk on any
occasion.
VINTAGE
BRUT (MILLESIME)
GOOD CHAMPAGNE |
BRUTS
BLANCS DE BLANCS
Champagne
Blanc de Blancs is made exclusively from the Chardonnay grape and is
hence a white wine
from white grapes. It may be either vintage or non vintage. This is
normally a fresh, fruity wine with lots of fine acidity.
The colour is pale yellow with a
green haze when young, turning increasingly yellow to golden as
it ages. A young brut Blancs de Blancs has tempting aromas of citrus
fruits, fresh mint, wild flowers, and an also shameless
freshness. A
Cuvee Brut Blanc de mature
brut Blancs de
Blancs Millesime.Blancs
tends more towards a freshly-picked posy of wild flowers, ripe fruit,
and a hint of lime blossom. Although still very fresh, this wine is
more rounded and full-bodied than when young. The taste is fuller and
more balanced.
A
fully-aged brut Blancs de Blancs is a bowl filled with exotic fruits,
with suggestions of freshly-ground pepper and spices.
BRUT
BLANCS DE NOIRS
This
Champagne is extremely rare. This is a robust and very tasty white
wine, produced from the blue- black Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier
grapes.
EXTRA
DRY/EXTRA SEC
GOOD CHAMPAGNE |
SEC
Rather
confusing with the same comment as above. This wine is not truly dry
and contains between 1.7 and 3.5% residual sugar .
DEMI-SEC
This
wine is delightful, slightly sweet, and has 3.3-5% residual sugar.
DOUX
This
is the sweetest of all with a minimum of 5% residual sugar.
PINK
(ROSE)
Pink
Champagne of Champagne Rose is made using still red wine (Cumieres,
Bouzy) of Champagne, which are added to the Cuvee. Pink Champagne is
sold as straight-forward brut, vintage brut, and brut demi-sec.
The
colour varies from pale pink, through salmon pink, to even raspberry
and cherry red. Pink Champagne truly seduces and is a superb
aperitif. Served at table, pink Champagne best accompanies meat
dishes and poultry.
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