GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: de Castellane
Region: Champagne, France
Appellation: AOC Champagne
Vintage: Non Vintage
Date of Tasting: November 2022
Type of viticulture: Traditional
Grapes used: 35% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier
Blend: roughly 15% reserve wine
Winemaking details: Traditional Method (Méthode Champenoise)
Aging: 24 months on lies (before disgorgement) + 3 months on bottle (after disgorgement)
Sugar level: around 9 g/Liter
Sulphites: contains Sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Lemon
- Intensity = Pale
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium –
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary & Secondary (no tertiary)
- Aromas = Citrus, Green Herbs, Blossom, Green Grass, Cut Grass, Light Yogurt
PALATE
- Sweetness = Slightly Off Dry (> 6 g / Litre)
- Acidity = High
- Tannins = N/A
- Alcohol = Medium
- Body = Medium
- Flavour Intensity = Medium
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary (no tertiary)
- Flavour details = Citrus, Green Herbs, Blossom, Green Grass, Cut Grass, Light Yogurt
- Other = Softish Mousse (Light Fizz, Beading)
- Finish = Medium
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 2-3 years
- Will not increase in complexity through aging
- Retail Price = 20 euros (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = Slightly overpriced for the quality offered
- Comparison with same price competition = not the worst deal but not the best deal either
- Suitability for Diabetics = Not Suitable
- Service Temperature = around 8°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Appetizer
- Comments = Slightly disappointed by the overall quality with a lack of intensity and complexity in aromas even for a Non Vintage
- Final Grade = B
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(1)GENERAL ASSESSMENT GUIDE
Please note that although all efforts have been made to be as objective as possible, the general assessment inherently involves a degree of subjectivity based on a personal evaluation of the wine.
- Overall Quality scale
- Poor < Acceptable < Good < Very Good < Outstanding
- Bottle Aging
- Will it beneficiate from additional aging?
- Retail Price
- Usually the retail price for one bottle including taxes
- Value for Money
- Quality offered compared to the price paid
- Comparison with same price competition
- where does it stand compared to average competition of the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics
- Evaluation of the level of final sugar for early stages diabetics
- Comments
- Any additional elements worth noting
- Final Grade Scale
- A++ = Out of the Charts Wine (Stellar, Hors Classe, Fuori Classe)
- A+ = Outstanding Wine
- A = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
