Tasting Note: Crémant de Bourgogne, Patriarche Père & Fils, Brut, Non Vintage

GENERAL INFORMATION

Estate / Producer / Brand: Patriarche Père & Fils,

Region: Burgundy, France

Appellation: AOC Crémant de Bourgogne

Type: Sparkling White wine

Vintage: Non Vintage

Date of Tasting: January 2023

Type of viticulture: Conventional

Grapes used: Majority of Chardonny, Minority of Pinot Noir

Blend: Several vintages

Winemaking details: Méthode Traditionnelle (Méthode Champenoise)

Aging: 12 months on Lees

Sugar level: Low

Sulphites: Contains Sulphites

APPEARANCE

• Colour = Lemon
• Intensity = Pale

NOSE

• Intensity = Medium
• Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary
• Aromas =  Lees, Citrus, Lime, Apple, Pear, Biscuit

PALATE

• Sweetness = Dry
• Acidity =  Medium +
• Tannins = N/A
• Alcohol = Medium
• Body = Medium
• Flavour Intensity = Medium
• Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary
• Flavour details = Lees, Citrus, Lime, Apple, Pear, Bisciut
• Other = Integrated Bubbles, good autolytic profile
• 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 gain complexity from aging
• Retail Price = 19 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
• Value for Money = Slightly Overpriced
• Comparison with same price competition = Below average
• Suitability for Diabetics = Not suitable
• Service Temperature = around 8°C
• Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Sea foods, Fish plates, appetizer
• Comments = Despite a good balance acidity and fruit, this wine is slightly disappointing overall in terms of quality for the price paid with a lack of nose and palate intensity and a short finish. Slightly below other Crémants of the same price range in terms of complexity.
• 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 = Exceptional Wine
  • A- = Great Wine
  • B+ = Very Good
  • B = Good
  • B- = Noteworthy
  • C+ = Acceptable
  • C = Poor
  • F = The worst grade of this scale