Sparkling Flashcards
Champagne NV
Min 15m
Entry level - £15, 12m lees, 8-9 RS
Mid-range - £50, 30-40% reserve wine, 36m, 10g/l
Premium - £200, reserve wines from 12 yrs - 40% of blend, 84m lees. 6.5g/l
Vintage Champagne
Min 36m
Entry level - £30 (own brand)
Mid-range - £60, 7yrs lees, 5g/L dosage, 2016
Premium - £230, 7g/l, 7yrs, 2015
Rose Champagne
Entry level £30 (supermarket own brand)
Mid-range - £50 grand marque NV
Premium - £90 grand marque vint
Cremant d’Alsace
PB, C, PN
12%
RS 7-11
12-24m lees
£18
Premium - Cremant d’Alsace Emotion - min 24m, £30
Cremant de Bourgogne
C, PN, Gam, Aligote
12%
7g/l
15% reserve wine
12-18m lees
£18
Premium - Cremant de Bourgogne Eminent - min 24m
Grand Eminent - min 36m £120?
Cremant de Loire
CB, Chard, CF, PN
12%
10% reserve wine
18-24m lees
8-9 RS (up to 12)
£18
Premium - prestige de Loire - min 24 £30
Cremant de Limoux
C, PN, CB, Mauzac
12%
15m
6 RS
£15
(Blanquette = Mauzac)
Cava
Cava de Gaurda - min 9m, 11.5, 7-8g/L, £10
Cava de Guarda Superiore
Reserva - 18-24m, 11.5%, some brut nature, other 6g/L, £15-20
Gran Reserva - 30-60m, 11.5-12%, some brut nature, other 8g/L, £20-40
Paraje Calificada - 42-150m, 12%, RS 4.5/brut nature £100
Corpinnat
Organic, local GVs, min 18m
Reserva - 30m
Gran Reserva - 60m
Entry level - £30, 2019, 36m
Mid-range - £50, 2015, 100m
Premium - £140, 2012, 160m
Prosecco
DOC - 10.5%, extra dry 12-17g/L £9 (Brut 12g/L)
Conegliano Valdiobbiadene DOCG - 11%, £14. 15g/L (Brut 8g/L)
Asolo - 11%, 12g/L (Brut), £16
Charmat Lungo - min 9m lees, £15-20, 11.5%
Col Fondo - frizzante, dry, £15-20, 11%
Rive - vintage, £17-25
Cartizze - vintage, £30-35, 11.5%, 12g/L (Brut), 25g/L
Rose - min 15% PN, £10-15 (blend white and red for 2nd ferm), 11.5%, 9-12g/L,
Asti
DOCG - 6-8% abv, 100g/L, spumante, £5-15
Moscato d’Asti - 4.5-6.5%, 130g/L, 2.5 atmospheres frizzante, £10-18
Canelli - 4.5-6.5, Riserva aged 30m, £15-20
Brachetto d’Acqui - frizzante and spumante, 5.5-7.5 £10-20
Lambrusco
Lambrusco Salamino di Santa Croce DOC - L. Salamino, up to 4 days on skins, 10%, 25 gL, more colour and body, £10-16
Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro DOC - L. Grasparossa, up to 4 days on skins, 11%, 10g/L, £10-16
Lambrusco di Sorbara DOC - L. di Sorbara, 5hrs -2 days on skins, 8.5-11%, lighter style, £10-13
Lambrusco di Modena DOC - range of grapes, 1-2 days on skins, 9-11%,15-40g/L, £8-14
Franciacorta
C, PN, PB
Some oak poss for Millessimato & Riserva
Destem PN poss for rose
NV - C, PN, max 50%PB, min 18m, gen 24, 1RS, 30% reserve, 80% chard, 12.5%, £30-50
Saten - BdB, gen C, min 24m, max 5 atmos, up to 40% oak, gen 24-36m, up to 6RS £30-45 (can be NV or Vint)
Rose - min 35% PN, min 24m, oak poss, gen 30-36m, 4g/l, £30-50 (can be NV or vint)
Millesimato - min 30m, oak up to 40%, high% C, gen 48m, 12.5%, 8g/l (2-3 in Pas Dose), £40-60
Riserva - min 60m, high %C (rose 100% PN poss), gen 70-80m, 12.5% oak poss, many pas dose, £60-120+
Trentodoc
Gen C, also PN, PB, Meunier
NV - Min 15m, gen 20-30m, up to 100% C (Rose more PBN), 12.5%, 7-8 (poss 32-50 demi sec), £30-35
Vintage - min 24m, gen C, gen 54-60m (up to 132?), 3-8g/l, £35-60+
Riserva - min 36m, gen 60-120m, Brut/Brut Nature, £45-70+
Germany
Sekt - tank, brut/extra dry, £5-10
Deuschter Sekt - tank/trad, vint/NV, £20-3-
Deuschter Sekt bA - region indicated, tank/trad, £20-30
Winzersket - trad, estate bottled, min 9m, gen 18m (longer for R), mostly R (poss C, PN, PB), gen Brut (up to 12 poss) or extra brut (1.5), 12%, £20-30
England
Mainly C, PN, Meun
Entry level - hybrids, 12%, 9RS, poss tank?, £20
Mid-range - 30% reserve ave 4 yrs, 36m, 12%, 10g/l, £40-50, poss rose
Premium - poss oak, poss no malo, 12%, 6-9g/L (none poss), 42m, £60-120
USA
Typically Brut
Anderson Valley, RRV, Carneros, Napa, Monterey, Washington, Oregon
Entry level - £30, 60% C, no malo poss, 24m lees, reserve wines, 12%, 12g/L
Mid-range - £40-£80? 12% abv, 9g/L,
Premium - oak up to 30%, 12% abv, 8-9g/L RS, £120, 72m lees
Chile
C, PN, SB
Casablanca, San Antonio, Limari, Bio Bio
Entry-level - tank method, C, PN, 9RS, £10 (also wine flavoured with strawberry? 8%), r Charmat with long lees (3m) £14
Mid-range - trad method, 6m, 12%, C, PN, £18
Premium - £33, C 12%, 60m
Exp - Japan, Colombia, Brazil
Argentina
Mainly tank. Trad - C, PN. Some carbonation + flavouring
Uco Valley, Lujan de Cujo
Entry level - Torr and SB, carbonated, £13
Mid-range - £25, 8-16m lees (Malbec poss), 12-13%, 10gl RS
Premium - Chandon rose? £40
South Africa
Cap classique - C, PN, CB, Pinotage
Trad method, min 3 bar, min 12m
Entry level - £15, 12.5%, 8.5RS, C, PN, NV, 18m
Mid-range - £25, 12.5%, 6RS, C, PN, 30m
Premium - £40, 12%, 6RS, 54m
Exp - Angola, Sweden, UK
Australia
C, PN, Sh
Trad - Adelaide Hills, Tasmania, Yarra Valley
Shiraz - Victoria, Barossa, McLaren Vale
Moscato, PetNat and Glera growing
Trad method
Entry level - £15, 12%, 8-10g/L, 18m, transfer?
Mid-range - £35, C, PN, 24-72m, 7gl RS, 13%
Premium - £70, C, PN, 84m, 12.5%, 2g/L
Shiraz
Entry level - £12, 12.5%, 22gl RS? tank?
Premium - £30, trad method, 14%m 25RS, skins 10 days, 12m old oak, 36m lees, fort wine at disgorgment
New Zealand
Marlborough, Central Otago, Gisborne (lower qual)
Entry level - £15, transfer, C, PN, 12m, 11g/L RS, 11.5%
Mid-range - £30 trad method, C, PN, malo, 24m
Premium - ? Cloudy bay vint, no price, 7yrs lees, 12% 8g/l RS, oak, malo, PN dom
