Understanding Champagne in 5 minutes or less!
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
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Very well explained ❤
Wow! The first time a bi-lingual expert who is pronouncing the french words the way it should be. A fellow french person thanks you and congratulates for this.
Hi Jacky!
I’ve been trying to develop my understanding of champagne for a few years and have drank around 50 bottles in the last 4 years. Mainly the standard non vintage uk top shelves Bollinger, moet, taittinger, veuve cliquot, Lanson, billiecart and ruinart.
There was one bottle that blew me away on another planet - Bollinger Vintage 2004 grand annee. I remember it having a strong smell of roasted nuts and a very light fizz.
I have not been able to find another experience like this which leads me to think it is better to ‘go big or go home’
Can you please recommend another bottle that is likely to blow us away on unique levels above the standard non vintage labels listed above :)
Merci!!!
Wow! Sounds like you have been doing your homework (in the most enjoyable possible way ;-) ). Vintage Champagnes are aged on their lees for far longer than Non Vintage cuvées. The longer the Champagne remains in contact with these spent yeast cells, the finer the bubbles, the creamier the texture, and the more complex the flavours - with notes like bread dough or brioche developing. Look out for Vintage dated bottles of Champagne. The older the Vintage - the more likely that you will get flavours like roasted nuts, honey and the lie (as they come from long ageing and gentle oxidation of the wines). Some of the best Champagne vintages include: 2012, 2008, 2004, 2002, 1998, 1996, 1995, 1990. It is pricey but you can't go wrong with Cristal (Roederer's top Vintage Champagne).
Jacky Blisson thanks Jacky for the good information. I think I will stick to vintages and have them less often.
I can buy Dom Pérignon 2006 for £125 or 2008 for £150 (for my first child’s christening) which would you recommend?
@@MarkDonnelly12 Drinking less but better is always a good strategy. 2008 is really a very fine vintage. I have had this vintage of Dom Pérignon and it was excellent.
Thank you.
An informative concise video to help me understand the basics with enough detail for further reading.
Glad this helped!
Thank you! I enjoy watching your every videos. What kind of champagne/sparkling glasses do you recommend? Some say thin flute sparkling wine glasses are better than tulip shaped sparkling wine glasses in terms of visual beauty, temperature and keeping bubbles, especially if you are drinking entry level NV champagne. Others say tulip glasses are better so wine can show all of its flavors. I love bubbles so it's quite confusing me.
Hi Terry, thanks for watching! It is indeed confusing and sommeliers often disagree on this point. Overall, we are seeing a shift towards larger, tulip shaped sparkling wine glasses to allow better aromatic and flavour development. Flutes glasses may hold the bubbles better, but in the time it takes to drink a glass of bubbly (even if you are sipping quite slowly), you generally don't have to worry about bubbles dissipating. If that is a concern though, my advice would be to pour smaller amounts leaving the rest of the bottle chilling with a Champagne stopper to preserve the effervescence.
@@JackyBlisson Thank you for your reply! Can I kindly ask what specific sparkling wine glasses would you recommend? I was considering to buy Ridel Veritas Champagne glasses or Ridel Performance Champagne glasses but I was not sure will they shine sparkling wine.
Excellent video! I enjoyed learning about Champagne!
Thanks Eric! Glad you liked it.
now that I'm expert in champagne, please bring me a beer.
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Thanks Jacky! Love your knowledge :-)
Thanks for watching Lea!
I enjoy watching your video
Thank you for sharing your knowledge
I really appreciate it
I have a question :)
Could you tell me what the difference is between toasty and yeasty when we talk about Champagne? :)
Is this the same term or a different term?
Thank you so much
Hi Ethan. Thanks for your kind comments! Yeasty notes on Champagne are linked to the breaking down of the yeast cells once they have completed a second fermentation in the bottle (a process called autolysis). Bakery type aromas like baker's yeast, biscuits, brioche, fresh baked bread are linked with this. Long ageing "on the lees" (these spent/decomposing yeast cells) also gives finer, smoother bubbles and a creamy texture to the mid-palate. Toasty notes are linked to oak ageing. Some Champagne base wines (ie. Krug) are fermented and briefly aged in oak barrels before being bottled for the second fermentation. Toasty notes literally refer to the toasting of the oak barrel - which releases the aromatic & flavour compounds from the wood (lactones). Toasty notes cover a range of aromas & flavours from the literal smell of wood (think split logs) to roasted nuts or coffee. Other aromas from barrel ageing include vanilla and baking spice.
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Thank you very much for your kind response.
I fully understood
I really respect you
You are the best Master of Wine !! :)
@@ethanhunt8978 Thanks very much for your kind words.
What do you think about rose?
I love pink Champagne! It is generally a little fuller in body than other Champagne styles but gives lovely red berry notes. It is perfect with salmon sushi.
Wow. I could listen to you all day long.
Thanks Jacky! Love your jawline :)
Thanks.
Oh wow she does have a beautiful feminine jawline
Thanks for info!
Thank you for watching!
Couid you say more off the taste from the bottles in front of you
Would love to choose a bottle in store , the info you give is top but not enough to know what to buy
It all depends on the style you are looking for... If you like lean, crisp, ultra dry sparkling wine look for zero dosage. Drappier makes a good, reasonably affordable one. If you like a richer, rounder, fruitier style, look for a brut dosage. There are loads of choices here - best to check with store staff.