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
