Dosage

Refers to the amount of sugar in grams per litre added to a sparkling wine.

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Refers to the amount of sugar in grams per litre added to a sparkling wine. The dosage is added in the liqueur d’expedition, the liquid used to top the wine after it has been disgorged prior to the final closure being applied.

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Domaine Ponsot Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Cuvée des Alouettes 2021
This wine comes from the 1er Cru section of Morey’s Monts Luisants vineyard, much of which is AOC Clos de la Roche today. Ponsot labels it Cuvée des Alouettes (alouette is a lark) to differentiate it from the white wine from this lieu-dit (1er Cru Clos des Monts Luisants Blanc). This section of the vineyard is now ploughed by horse. The vines are between 23 and 30 years old and rooted in white oolite limestone, historically giving a deep, slow-to-unwind red Burgundy that becomes a vi
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Bérêche & Fils Grand Cru Mailly (Disg. July 2022) 2017

Bérêche & Fils Grand Cru Mailly (Disg. July 2022) 2017

Pinot Noir | Montagne de Reims, Champagne

Delicious playful, tighter at the moment. 100% pinot same élévage as Cramant. Lovely flowing Sherbety fine. The core of fruit is solid. Building as it warms, beautifully weighted fruit of exceptional length. A lovely spice, vibrant red fruit. Excellent development. More to offer with time.“The 2017 Extra-Brut Blanc de Noirs Mailly Grand Cru is racy, exuberant and full of character. Intense Pinot notes scream out of the glass in this exotic yet beautifully balanced Champagne. Red berr
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Domaine Nicole Lamarche 'Clos de Vougeot' Grand Cru 2020
Sometimes when your vineyard is surround that's OK especially when it's surrounded by DRC! An earthier and more somber if nicely layered nose is comprised by notes of both red and dark berries along with a whisper of the sauvage along with a floral top note. The delicious and rounded medium weight flavors possess focused power that really comes up on the dusty, chalky, youthfully austere and impressively persistent finale. This built-to-age effort is going to require at least some patience as it
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Domaine Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Les Frionnes 2021
Lamy has 2.4-hectares in the 1er Cru Les Frionnes, with vines planted in 1935, 1960 and 1985. It’s a southeast-facing site with old, decomposed limestone/clay soils and a plethora of small rocks in the topsoil. The vines are adjacent to the Derrière chez Edouard, but this is a slightly warmer site and is therefore picked earlier. Frionnes gives both pulpy fruit and vibrant, saline freshness along with a compact, rocky close.“Habitually one of the domaine's more mineral wines, the
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