Deutz Champagne Brut Vintage 2015 750ml

This sleek, finely meshed Champagne leads with ripe and juicy white cherry and melon fruit flavors that are up front and expressive, then quickly reins in the fruit profile to present a racy streak of abundant mineral and spices, including smoke, chalk, ground ginger and white pepper. A vibrant example, with satiny mousse and good length. Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier. Drink now through 2030.

• Country: France
• Region: Champagne
• Size: 750ml

Varietal

Champagne Blend

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn’t unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as ‘blanc de blanc’, meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or ‘blanc de noir’, which is made solely with Pinot Noir.