champagne – Oray

/A++

Tasting note: ‘Clos du Mesnil’, Krug, 2008

Comments = This superb Blanc de Blancs continues to express all its freshness and precise acidity. The overall balance of this 2008 wine remains stunning years later. Aromas of citrus, biscuits and brioche are complemented wonderfully by acidity and a lingering bubble. Its finish is very long and persistent. Undoubtedly, one of the greatest Champagnes that I have had the chance to taste for a unique and exceptional 2008 vintage which allowed the full potential of this single-plot champagne to be expressed. This is a truly mythical and timeless Champagne.

Final Grade = A++

By @oray_wine, 1 year23 April 2023 ago

/A-

Tasting Note: Champagne Palmer & Co, Blanc de Blancs, Non Vintage

Comments = This wine offer a good level of quality overall with a good balance acidity-fruits-autolytic characters which is quite rare at this price range

Final Grade = A-

By @oray_wine, 1 year13 April 2023 ago

/B+

Tasting Note: Champagne, André BERGERE, Blanc de Blancs, Brut Nature, Non Vintage

Comments = This Champagne offers you an incredible value for money. A well done Brut Nature that focuses on minerality, acidity and a refined bubbles. The aromas are noticeable and balanced but the acidity and the tensed Chardonnay aromatics together with a very low residual sugar are clearly the strong suit of this Champagne. It offers you an incredible value for money at around 30 euros!

Final Grade = B+

By @oray_wine, 1 year3 January 2023 ago

Q & A

What is a Champagne Rosé? What to expect?

A “Champagne Rosé” is a pink-colored sparkling wine (elaborated through the Traditional Method also called “Méthode Champenoise”) produced in the French region of Champagne from either only black grapes or from the blending of red wines and white wines …(read more)…

By @oray_wine, 1 year21 December 2022 ago

Q & A

What is a Champagne « Dégorgement Tardif » or « Récemment Dégorgé »? What to expect?

A Champagne “Dégorgement Tardif” (often abbreviated DT) can also be called Champagne Récemment Dégorgé (RD) depending on the terminology used by each Champagne House. The two terms designate the same reality and are generally translated in English under the generic labelling term “Late-Disgorged” …(read more)…

By @oray_wine, 1 year21 December 2022 ago

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What is a Champagne Blanc de Noirs? What to expect?

A Blanc de Noirs (literally, “White from Blacks”) Champagne is a sparkling white wine (elaborated through the Traditional Method also called “Méthode Champenoise”) produced in the Champagne region of France from black grapes only (Pinot Noir and/or Meunier) …(read more)…

By @oray_wine, 1 year21 December 2022 ago

Q & A

What is a Champagne Blanc de Blancs? What to expect?

A Blanc de Blancs (literally, “White from Whites”) Champagne is a sparkling white wine (elaborated through the Traditional Method also called “Méthode Champenoise”) produced in the Champagne region of France …(read more)…

By @oray_wine, 1 year21 December 2022 ago

Q & A

Vintage vs. Non Vintage Champagne, what is the difference ?

A vintage champagne is only produced in good years (according to an old Champagne saying, the years when the vines have received their hundred days of sunshine). Vintage champagnes used to represent the highest quality offered by Champagne houses …(read more)…

By @oray_wine, 1 year20 December 2022 ago

Q & A

What does “sur pointe” means in a wine context?

When making sparkling wine using the traditional method (méthode Champenoise), bottles may be kept after the second fermentation is finished but before they are disgorged. They can be kept on their necks, upside down, so that the lees stay in the bottle’s neck (“sur pointe”) (which makes the disgorgement process Read more…

By @oray_wine, 2 years9 December 2022 ago

/B+

Tasting Note: Champagne Georges Vesselle, Grand Cru, Non Vintage

Comments = it is a very good deal in terms of quality for that price. We really feel the fruity profile of the Pinot Noir in this wine, with a good level of Acidity and creamy bubbles. At around 22 euros per bottle, it is a no brainer!

Final Grade = B+

By @oray_wine, 2 years5 December 2022 ago