Tasting note: Champagne Lombard, Extra Brut, Rosé, 1er Cru, non millésimé

GENERAL INFORMATION

Estate / Producer / Brand: Champagne Lombard

Region: Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France

Appellation: AOC Champagne

Type: Dry rosé sparkling wine

Vintage: Non vintage

Date of Tasting: April 2023

Type of viticulture: Certified organic (since 2022)

Grapes used: 50% Chardonnay Premier Cru (from Grauves and Vertus) + 40% Pinot Noir Premier Cru (from Sermiers & Cumières) + 10% Pinot Noir Grand Cru (from Verzenay)

Vintage Blend: 0% of reserve wine

Winemaking details: rosé d’assemblage (blended rosé wine), 40% of the wine with no malolactic conversion

Aging: base red wine aged for 6-8 months under oak, 24 months of aging “on lattes”

Sugar level: low (extra-brut, 4g/liter of residual sugar)

Sulphites: contains sulphites

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APPEARANCE

• Colour = pink
• Intensity = pale

NOSE

• Intensity = Medium+
• Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Aromas = Red cherry, lemon, citrus, Goji Berry, slight notes of ginger, biscuit, brioche

PALATE

• Sweetness = Dry
• Acidity = high
• Tannins = no
• Alcohol = medium (12%)
• Body = Medium+
• Flavour Intensity = Medium+
• Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
• Flavour details = Red cherry, lemon, citrus, Goji Berry, slight notes of ginger, biscuit, brioche
• Other =
• Finish = Medium+

GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)

• Overall Quality = Very good
• Bottle Aging =
  • Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 5-7 years
  • Will not gain complexity from aging
• Retail Price = 38 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
• Value for Money = great
• Comparison with same price competition = very good
• Suitability for Diabetics = suitable (4g/liter of residual sugar)
• Service Temperature = around 8°C
• Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Appetizer, seafood, fish plates, fish pasta, fish risotto, sushis, raw fish, grilled prawns, exotic cuisine, Parma ham, Bayonne ham, grilled salmon, Chaource cheese
• Comments = I really like the quality-price ratio offered by this wine, a good rosé champagne which offers a nice complexity and an appreciable length in the mouth. The blend is well controlled which gives a good overall balance to this wine.
• 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