In the evening champagne test, 8 different sparkling wines were tasted.
Iltalehti asked three wine professionals to list their own champagne favorites in wines under 60 euros.
Wine and Champagne Specialist, Master of Wine Essi Avellanwine and champagne expert Sanna Pöyry and the wine bar Vin-Vin winemaker Juhana Patjas gave their own favorites without knowing each other’s choices.
Everything starts with grapes. The champagne is made mainly from three grapes, red Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier and white Chardonnay. Inka Soveri
A few wines had to be replaced because their availability is currently poor.
Wine Bar In a blind tasting at Vin-Vin, there were eventually 8 champagnes that were given stars from one to five.
Only one of the test champagnes is in Alko’s standard selection: Taittinger Réserve Champagne Brut.
The champagne test was held at the 10-year-old wine bar in Vin-Vin. Experts Juhana Patjas, Sanna Pöyry and Essi Avella tasted champagne blindly. Inka Soveri
The rest are in the order selection, so it will take a few days for them to arrive at Alko.
The hard level of the champagnes in the test is indicated by the fact that the wines left on the tails also received three and a half stars.
Most of the champagnes were ranked worth four stars. The winner, Robert Barbichon Blanc de Noirs Champagne Brut, received four and a half stars.
So there were only pearls in the champagne test. At the top is the winner, but champagne with four stars, for example, is not ranked.
The champagne is a sparkling wine produced in the Champagne region using the original champagne method, Méthode Traditionne. All champagnes are sparkling, but not all sparkling wines are champagne. Inka Soveri
Champagnes under 60 euros
Robert Barbichon Blanc de Noirs Champagne Brut
Order selection
Price: 52.94 €
Stars: * * * * ½
Ratings:
– Pleasant smell. Fruit, light creaminess.
– Fresh and good taste. Superherk.
– Hear the fruit. Deep peach color.
– Delicately lush. Rich.
Pierre Paillard Les Parcelles Grand Cru Champagne Extra Brut
Order selection
Price: € 50.31
Stars: * * * *
Ratings:
– Mild and withdrawn scent.
– Red fruit, apple and dried flowers. Heavy acidity.
– Cleanly streamlined.
– Nice mouthfeel. I like it when the acids feel.
– If this were a man, I’d love the energy.
Taittinger Réserve Champagne Brut
Standard range
Price: 52.99 €
Stars: * * * *
Ratings:
– Very youthful scent. Elegant, fruity fresh essence. Flowers and citrus.
– Very light toast. Long, supple and silky taste.
– Beautiful scent with nuts.
– Fine mousse. Elegant.
Huré Frères Invitation Champagne Brut
Order selection
Price: 44.15 €
Stars: * * * *
Ratings:
– The taste is rich, strong, creamy, sophisticated, even nutty.
– Fine acid structure.
– Long, dry taste.
– Low aggression in the mousse.
Vilmart & Cie Grande Premier Cru Champagne Brut
Order selection
Price: 54.90 €
Stars: * * * *
Ratings:
– Deliciously fruity aroma, great ripe citrus.
– Delicious acids here too. There could be more depth.
– Tight acids and a silky mouthfeel.
Bonnet-Bonson Perpétuelle Premier Cru Champagne Non-Dosé
Order selection
Price: 52.98 €
Stars: * * * *
Ratings:
– Rich, ripe fruity aroma. Quite a wineish taste.
– Apple scent. A little spicy swing.
– Energy packaging. Very good acidity.
Domaine Nowack Assemblage SA Champagne Extra-Brut
Order selection
Price: € 47.50
Stars: * * * ½
Ratings:
– Slightly dull and hard smell.
– Wonderfully fruity taste.
– A streamlined whole.
– Balanced, very acidic, clean.
Pascal Doquet Diapason Grand Cru Le Mesnil Sur Oger Champagne Extra Brut
Order selection
Price: € 59.50
Stars: * * * ½
Ratings:
– The aroma is plush toast. Floral aromas and apple.
– Dry, light aftertaste. Fine acid structure.
– Fine balance.
– Fresh and energetic. Brave acids. A young wine with tremendous potential.