DEMI-SEC Champagne for Sweet Moments

A higher-dosage version of Brut Tradition, finished Demi-Sec at 36 g/L. The same blend of 45% Pinot Noir · 45% Meunier · 10% Chardonnay, aged at least three years on the lees. Built for the dessert course, where sugar and ripe fruit meet.

Composition

Grapes & Origin

Pinot Noir: 45%
Pinot Meunier: 45%
Chardonnay: 10%

Origin: about twenty villages located across the whole AOC Champagne area.

Fermentations & Ageing

In stainless steel tanks.
Alcoholic fermentation, malolactic fermentation.
+ Bottle-aged on lees for at least 3 years.
+ Minimum 3 months after disgorgement before shipping.

Dosage

Dosage Demi-Sec: 36 g/L, from a liquor made out of the same wine and beet sugar.

Timeline of the bottle

Production timeline

This Demi-Sec is a non-vintage: the House's know-how consists in offering a constant style and quality by reaching the perfect balance between the year's wines and a collection of reserve wines kept for this purpose.

Main harvest

About 70% of the cuvée comes from the main harvest. It is the voice of the present vintage: the ripeness of the yellow fruit, the tension of the acidity, the character each summer writes into the vines.

Reserve wines

Reserve wines, about 30% of the blend: mainly from the three years preceding the base harvest, some lots older. Kept in our stainless steel tanks, tasted and selected regularly to guarantee continuity of the House style.

Tasting

Tasting

A cuvée for the sommelier and the pastry chef alike. The 36 g/L dosage gives the sweetness to carry a dessert, held in line by the acidity so the wine stays fresh rather than cloying.

Optimal serving temperature

6 to 8 °C (43 to 46 °F)

Colour

Honey gold yellow

Nose

With character, open. Ripe yellow fruit first, mirabelle and yellow plum, then acacia honey. Behind it, the brioche and restrained toasted notes of long lees ageing, with a touch of vanilla.

Taste

Expressive. Yellow and exotic fruits, quite mouth-watering. Soft and supple from the Meuniers and directness from the Pinots Noirs. A fine balance of aroma, taste and long finish.

Fine cuisine pairings

Macarons, fruit tart, prawn coco curry with grilled pineapple.

Bottling & cellaring

Bottling data

Bottling period: March or June.
Container sizes: bottles.
Initial closure: crown cap.

Shipping & cellaring

Final cork (after disgorgement): classic cork.
Post-shipment cellaring: ready to drink, can be kept in cellar conditions for up to 2 years.

Available formats

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75cl · Bottle 750 ml · 6×/case €144 / case ▾

Official product sheet

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