GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Michel Loriot
Region: Vallée de la marne, Champagne, France
Appellation: AOC Champagne
Type: Sparkling wine
Vintage: Vintage 2007
Date of Tasting: November 2022 – Bottle
Type of viticulture: High Environmental Value (HVE)
Grapes used: 100% Chardonnay
Blend: 100% grapes from the Flagot vineyard
Winemaking details: Traditional Method (Méthode Champenoise)
Aging: Disgorgement in 2021 (= 14 years on lees in the bottle)
Sugar level: 5 g/Liter
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Gold
- Intensity = Pale
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Aromas = Biscuit, Cream, honey, stewed white fruits, blossom, plum
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = High
- Tannins = N/A
- Alcohol = Medium
- Body = Medium+
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary + Tertiary
- Flavour details = Biscuit, Cream, honey, stewed white fruits, blossom, plum
- Other = complex and well balanced + well integrated bubbles
- Finish = Long
GENERAL ASSESSMENT (1)
- Overall Quality = Very Very Good
- Bottle Aging =
- Can be kept at around 8°C for up to 5 years
- The quality of the wine will improve with aging (although it is already complex following a long aging on lees period)
- Retail Price = 50 euros (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = Exceptional value for money
- Comparison with same price competition = rank as a top notch wine compared to its direct competition in the same price range
- Suitability for Diabetics = Acceptable
- Service Temperature = around 8°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = Grilled Fish / Sea Food / White Meat / Mushrooms
- Comments = this Champagne offers an incredible value for money with a perfect balance, long finish and enjoyable level of complexity
- Final Grade = A-
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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
