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Champagne Laurent-Perrier

Harmony Demi-Sec N/V

A rather puzzling judgement call, I thought, to show the Demi-Sec after the Brut NV and before the Ultra Brut. I'm not sure it helped the Demi-Sec or the Ultra Brut. 45% Chardonnay, 40% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Meunier. RS 40 g/l. A fraction more colour than La Cuvée. Smells of warm crème anglaise, brioche and peaches. Not awfully sweet tasting, considering all that residual sugar. Loosely woven. Biscuits and nectarines and late-harvest apples. Very appley and easy. But I'm not sure this is sweet enough for dessert. Possibly with fresh strawberries and a spoonful of mascarpone?

Tamlyn Currin, June 2017


À propos de Jancis Robinson

Described by Decanter magazine as 'the most respected wine critic and journalist in the world', Jancis writes daily for JancisRobinson.com (voted first-ever Wine Website of the Year in the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards 2010), weekly for The Financial Times, and bi-monthly for a column that is syndicated around the world. She is also editor of The Oxford Companion to Wine, co-author with Hugh Johnson ofThe World Atlas of Wine and co-author of Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours, each of these books recognised as a standard reference worldwide.