Tasting Note: Champagne Deutz Brut Classic

GENERAL INFORMATION

Estate / Producer / Brand: Deutz

Region: Champagne France

Appellation: AOC Champagne

Type: Sparkling wine

Vintage: Non Vintage

Date of Tasting: November 2022 – Bottle

Type of viticulture: Integrated & Reasoned viticulture

Grapes used: 33% Chardonnay, 33% Pinot Noir, 33% Pinot Meunier

Blend: Around 40% of reserve wine

Winemaking details: Traditional Method (Méthode Champenoise)

Aging: around 36 months on lees in bottle

Sugar level: around 8 g/Liter

Sulphites: contains sulphites

APPEARANCE

• Colour = Lemon
• Intensity = Pale

NOSE

• Intensity = Medium+
• Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary
• Aromas = lemon, peach, brioche, hint of ginger & mint

PALATE

• Sweetness = Slightly Off Dry (> 6 g / Litre)
• Acidity = High
• Tannins = N/A
• Alcohol = Medium
• Body = Medium+
• Flavour Intensity = Medium+
• Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary
• Flavour details = lemon, peach, brioche, hint of ginger & mint, uncooked bread (not found on the nose)
• Other = Quality of the fizzy bubbles (fine and integrated)
• Finish = Medium+

GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)

• Overall Quality = Very Good
• Bottle Aging =
  • Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 3-5 years
  • The quality of the wine and the interesting secondary aromas will give this wine the ability to gain in complexity through aging
• Retail Price = 45 euros (France retail price, incl. taxes)
• Value for Money = On price for the quality offered
• Comparison with same price competition = In line with other good champagnes of the same price
• Suitability for Diabetics = Not Suitable
• Service Temperature = around 8°C
• Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Grilled Fish / White Meat
• Comments = well balanced with a nice aromatic and an enjoyable hint of complexity offered by the minty & ginger notes
• 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