GENERAL INFORMATION
Estate / Producer / Brand: Chateau Peyrat
Region: Cérons, Graves, Gironde, France
Appellation: Vin de France
Type: Sparkling white wine (Pétillant Naturel)
Vintage: 2020
Date of Tasting: November 2022 – Bottle
Type of viticulture: Haute Valeur Environementale (HVE)
Grapes used: 90% Semillon, 10% Sauvignon
Blend: Not communicated
Winemaking details: Indegeneous yeasts. Not filtered. Ancestral Method (first fermentation is temporarily stopped by chilling the wine and restarts once within the bottle)
Aging: not communicated
Sugar level: not communicated
Sulphites: contains sulphites
APPEARANCE
- Colour = Lemon
- Intensity = Medium (cloudy)
NOSE
- Intensity = Medium+
- Aromas Characteristics = Primary + Secondary
- Aromas = Melon, Apricot, White Peach, Pear, brioche, biscuit, pastry
PALATE
- Sweetness = Dry
- Acidity = High
- Tannins = N/A
- Alcohol = Medium
- Body = Medium
- Flavour Intensity = Medium+
- Flavour Characteristics = Primary + Secondary
- Flavour details = Melon, Apricot, White Peach, Pear, brioche, biscuit, pastry
- Other = slightly harsh bubbles, coarse texture, a little lactic
- 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 increase much in complexity through aging but aging can help soften the bubbles and the coarse texture
- Retail Price = 17 euros for a 75cl individual bottle (France retail price, incl. taxes)
- Value for Money = At the right price
- Comparison with same price competition = in line with the average quality of same priced wines but with a slightly better aromatics
- Suitability for Diabetics = Not suitable (not communicated level of final sugar)
- Service Temperature = around 8°C
- Suggested Food & Wine Pairing = desserts and fruits
- Comments = the medium acidity, medium length finish, and coarse texture prevents this wine to be graded higher
- 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
