{"id":37998,"date":"2020-12-31T11:17:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-31T16:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gentologie.com\/?p=37998"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:58:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:58:22","slug":"the-champagne-how-to-appreciate-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gentologie.com\/en\/fine-dining\/the-champagne-how-to-appreciate-it\/","title":{"rendered":"The Champagne, How to Appreciate It"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Champagne is an essential part of the art of various taste pleasures. You have to know how to taste it. Speaking of refinement, if there is one champagne that\u2019s very masculine, James Bond\u2019s, Bollinger, of which an edition has recently been released. Moreover, you will find more details on the latter in addition to this article. These products are offered at the SAQ and the LCBO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s start with the different types of champagne, because yes, there are several. Brut champagne, containing less than 12 g of sugar per litre, are among the most popular products on the market. The Extra Dry between 12 g and 17 g \/ L, the Sec (Dry in English) ones between 17 g and 32 g \/ L, the Demi-sec ones between 32 g and 50 g \/ L, and finally the Doux, with more than 50 g of sugar per litre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will remember that dry champagne (often called sec) is sweeter than a brut! For the Bollinger Cuv\u00e9e Special, it is 8.1 g\/L, so it is not at all sweet on the palate; it is really a delight. The vintage brut champagne, is made from grapes of a single year. It is rare for sparkling wines and champagnes to be vintage. It is only in exceptional years that we can see champagne made from the same grapes, such as La Grande Ann\u00e9e 2004 and 2012 at Bollinger, for example; otherwise, it is a blend of years that you will find in the bottle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a trend among purists: the desire to dose all types of champagne very little. Whether they are extra-brut (between 0 g and 6 g\/L), non-dosed, plain brut or zero dosage (less than 3 g\/L), they would express more the wine character according to those who adore them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The champagne: Blanc de Blancs or Blanc de Noirs\u2009?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n
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In Champagne, Blanc de Blancs is used to designate champagne made exclusively from white Chardonnay grapes. The Blanc de Noirs is a white Champagne wine made from black grapes with white juice such as Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Visually, the latter will be slightly more golden than a Blanc de Blancs champagne where the colour is a golden-green hue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In terms of bubbles, it is much the same. As for the aromas, the Chardonnay develops, for its part, airy notes of white flowers (acacia, elderflower) while the Pinot is characterized by its headier yellow fruit and floral scents such as peony or rose. With Chardonnay, we will have champagne that gives freshness, more lemony, while Pinot gives a richness to champagne, warmer in the mouth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The champagne: different bottle size.<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As we celebrate less as a group, this will certainly resume very soon. Here is a small lexicon of the different bottle sizes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n