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The appellation of champagne has strict rules, both in what grapes are used and its production methods, all leading to the drive for perfection and the class and style all people expect from this famous and unique sparkling wine. Alexander Hadleigh Wine Merchants, Southampton, Hampshire, UK list champagne from all the great properties, including Brut Champagne, Ultra Brut Champagne, Demi-Sec Champagne, Blanc de Blancs Champagne, Rose Champagne and Vintage Champagne.
The principle grape varieties used for making champagne are Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier and must be grown within the Champagne designated areas. "Methode Champenoise" is the only way champagne can be made and after the first fermentation and bottling, a second fermentaion takes place in the bottle via the help of a small dose of sugar. After aging in the bottle a process of remuage takes place whereby the bottle which nearly upside down is turn by man or machine to settle the lees in the neck of the bottle. Then the neck is frozen thus enabling the now frozen lees to pop out under natural pressure.
The six most important styles of champagne that Alexander Hadleigh Wine Merchants promote are as follows:
BRUT CHAMPAGNE……..is by far the highest volume of all champagne styles produced, probably in excess of ninety percent. The dosage of sugar added after fermentation is small and resulting in a dry, flavoursome and very popular champagne.
ULTRA BRUT CHAMPAGNE……..is probably the champagne with the lowest volume produced. It is a very dry style with less than half the sugar dosage of Brut Champagne and can be an acquired taste.
DEMI-SEC CHAMPAGNE……..is popular with people who find the Brut too dry and sharp. The sugar dosage will vary from two to three times that of Brut Champagne, hence some Demi-Sec Champagnes can be a little too sweet for most.
BLANC de BLANCS CHAMPAGNE………a very popular Champagne since it portrays more fruit and depth of flavour than Brut, probably because its one grape chardonnay seems to get better and better after each year maturing in the bottle.
ROSE CHAMPAGNE……….is made by blending a small amount of red wine or letting the clear grape juice come in contact with the skins of the dark grapes used in the process. Rose Champagne tastes and styles vary a great deal and the medium flavour wines can prove very popular because of their easy drinking features.
VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE……….while non-vintage champagne can be blend of more than two harvests, vintage champagne must be produced totally from one years harvest i.e. the year on the label. The year when a vintage is declared will be associated with a very good growing season and final harvest, not all producers will declare at the same time, its similar to the protocol of vintage port. Careful selection of grapes after harvest and control during the long maturation process usually means a great champagne will have been delivered.
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Jacques Bardelot Brut Champagne,
Jacques Bardelot Brut Champagne has fresh aromas of cherry, lemon zest, stone fruits and crisp apple. The palate has a lively, endless mousse, medium bodied, with off-dry flavours of fruits, brioche. This champagne has a lovely weight that makes it a good food champagne. Soft & lively, well balance with delightfully delicate finish.
Moet and Chandon Brut Imperial Champagne,
Moet and Chandon Brut Imperial Champagne, is probably the most well- known Champagne in the world. Lively, well balanced and round, with a unique soft, yet dry finish.
Piper Heidsieck Essentiel Extra Brut NV
Piper Heidsieck Essentiel Extra Brut NV is an impressive show of the house’s iconic style, Piper-Heidsieck Essentiel Cuvée Reservée is a multi-vintage blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay grapes that has gained an easy charm from its four years of ageing. Energetic notes of grapefruit, plums and green apple burst forward on the nose, complemented by warm brioche, roasted almonds and thick honey across the palate.
Veuve Clicquot Champagne, Yellow Label Brut,
Fine and Full Bodied Dry Champagne
Veuve Clicquot Champagne, Yellow Label Brut, is the archetypal fizz with attitude and apricot flavours backed by a lingering creamy finish. An attractively nuanced bouquet, and a mouth filling classic taste, sound with a fresh finish.
Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut NV Champagne,
Fine and Full Bodied Dry Champagne
Bollinger Special Cuvee Brut NV Champagne is the result of the delicate blending between harvest grapes and a majority of reserve wines, part of which have been aged in magnums for five to fifteen years. The wine has a golden colour and nose picks-up ripe fruit and hints of spice. Long well structured taste with flavours of pear and fresh walnut.
Piper Heidsieck Vintage 2014, 2014
Champagne Piper Heidsieck Vintage 2014 is golden in colour with fresh aromas of lime and tangerines, hint of almond. On the palate notes of pomegranate, ripe black cherry, blueberries and honey. There is a refreshing acidity and a long silky finish.
Bollinger Rose Brut Champagne,
Bollinger Rose Brut Champagne, is a special non-vintage rose and is the first wine to come from Bollinger for more than 30 years, modelled on its Special Cuvee blend, combining the fruits of previous harvests with reserve wines from their cellars in Ay. The final component-which provides the pink colour and delicate aromas, is a proportion of still red which comes from Bollinger\'s Grand Cru vineyards.
Laurent Perrier Brut Rose Champagne,
Fine and Full Bodied Dry Rose Champagne
Laurent Perrier Brut Rose Champagne is a soft rose, light and refreshing with flowery character and hints of summer fruits Produced through direct vinification of Pinot Noir grapes, a Champagne with a bouquet of summer fruits
Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne, Only in Store, 2015
Finest Quality Dry Champagne, Pure Class
Dom Perignon Vintage Champagne, is from an outstanding harvest worthy of vintage champagne, matured in cellars for seven years, Intense, Sophisticated, seamless, creamy flow Full of life with a fresh nose spiralling of aromas, blending hints of angelica, dried flowers, pineapple, coconut, cinnamon, cocoa and tobacco. Fullness of mouth, its earthy, smoky, pearly complexity rises to the surface, underscored by vibrant peppery spice. PLEASE COME INTO STORE OR CALL US REGARDING PURCHASING THIS CHAMPAGNE
