André Goutorbe Demi Sec

André Goutorbe Demi Sec from Champagne, France. A classic demi sec, where following grapes were processed in equal proportion : Chardonnay, PinotNoir and Pinot Meunier. Aged 30 months in bottle in the traditional manner.A nice elegant mature champagne with full delicious pearly mouthfill.

Chardonnay, the grape of white Burgundy and Champagne, is planted all over the world. Delivers good to very good wine with a full, dry taste. Chardonnay is a grape that does not have an unambiguous character, which depends on the terroir (soil and climate) and the method of wine making. Chardonnay lends itself very well to maturing in wooden barrels. Pinot Noir: in an old text from 1659 the grape is also called Rotkläffner. Pinot noir is a noble blue grape from Burgundy from which all great Burgundy wines are made. The grape mainly grows in a cooler climate and is very dependent on soil conditions. Therefore, it is not an easy grape variety to grow. But if the conditions are ideal, very complex, elegant wines of top quality can be made. Is also important in champagne must. It gives champagne backbone, strength and fullness. The famous Pinot Noir can be found in almost every wine country. In Germany the grape is also called spätburgunder. Blauburgunder in Austria and Switzerland

Pinot Meunier, a blue grape of reasonable to good quality and is a mutation of the very well-known Burgundian grape pinot noir. The name refers to flour (and miller) because the leaves of the grape seem to be dusted with a layer of flour due to the hairiness. Is very suitable for making sparkling wines and thrives in relatively cool wine-growing climates. Is the most planted grape in Champagne and makes an indispensable contribution to most Champagne blends. In France it is also called farineux noir or noirin enfariné. In Germany the grape is known as müllerrebe or schwarzriesling and produces light and soft red wines with a mild fruitiness in southern Germany (Württemberg and Baden). The grape is also planted in Austria (blaue postitsch-traube) and in the former Yugoslavia.