Origin: Champagne, France
Grape: Chardonnay 45%, Pinot Noir, 40%, Pinot Meunier, 15%
Year: NV
Alcohol: 12%
Price point: $39
Year Reviewed: 2018
So WinesbyRenee.com had to have a real champagne for New Year’s Eve. We never have a party; we just have family and stay home where we are safe.
I discovered this demi-sec champagne at a Binny’s holiday sparkling wine/champagne tasting. Very rarely would I get overly excited about a Champagne, but when I placed this one on my palate, I knew he was coming home with me. Not sicklingly sweet like Asti’s, but well balanced between some sweetness and spritzy. Since 1812 Laurent-Perrier has been created some excellent champagnes. He had one of the bestselling rose brands in 2005.
Laurent-Perrier has over 400 employees and exports to more than 120 countries. This one is getting more recognition in the past several years.
Most great champagnes can run around $80 a pop….get it…”pop the cork.”
Well work the Dry (Sparkling): A misleading term, which designates a fairly sweet Champagne or sparkling wine. In Champagne, the scale from driest to sweetest is: Brut Nature, Extra Brut, Brut, Extra-Dry (or Extra-Sec), Dry (or Sec), Demi–Sec and Doux.
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Demi secs are between 32 and 50 grams of sugar as compared to an Asti that has 90-100 grams of residual sugar.
I paired this with a shrimp tempura appetizer with a soy sauce dipping which brought out the buttery flavors in the Chardonnay.