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 = Great Wine
- A- = Very Very Good
- B+ = Very Good
- B = Good
- B- = Noteworthy
- C+ = Acceptable
- C = Poor
- F = The worst grade of this scale
