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Peter May
Pinotage Advocate
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Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:24 am
Snorbens, England
Howie Hart
The Hart of Buffalo
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Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:13 pm
Niagara Falls, NY
How prevalent is MLF in Champagne? I'm curious, because, as a home wine maker, I've made many batches of bubbly over the past 30 years (using a variety of grapes), but have never put any of them through MLF.Peter May wrote:...For an everyday Champagne I like Lanson Black label, since that is made without MLF...
Howie Hart
The Hart of Buffalo
6389
Thu Mar 23, 2006 4:13 pm
Niagara Falls, NY
David M. Bueker
Riesling Guru
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Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:52 am
Connecticut
Dale Williams
Compassionate Connoisseur
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:32 pm
Dobbs Ferry, NY (NYC metro)
Peter May
Pinotage Advocate
3795
Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:24 am
Snorbens, England
Howie Hart wrote:How prevalent is MLF in Champagne?Peter May wrote:...For an everyday Champagne I like Lanson Black label, since that is made without MLF...
Jon Peterson
The Court Winer
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Sat Apr 08, 2006 5:53 pm
The Blue Crab State
Oliver McCrum
Wine guru
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Wed Mar 22, 2006 1:08 am
Oakland, CA; Cigliè, Piedmont
Dale Williams wrote:I mostly buy NV because I tend to serve Champagne as an apertif when greeting guests. I do think good vintage offers a good step up for situations where the Champagne is more the focus. If you ever run across the Special Club bottlings of growers they are frequently a very good value -basically the tete de cuvee of their producers.
I drink a fair amount of farmer fizz, but don't neccessarily think RM is in itself mark of quality. There's plenty of good quality stuff from houses (big and small) and growers. And plenty of lesser efforts. But good RM stuff appeals to me from a intellectual standpoint.
I like lots of the suggestions above -Aubry, Chartogne-Taillet,etc. Not so fond of Veuve-C. I love both Pierre Peters and Camille Saves, though prices have spiked. Personally I like Taittinger a lot (and Comtes is probably my ideal Champagne). Hebrart, Moutard, Laherte are other good choices. Ployez- Jacquemart and Ellner are 2 smaller houses that offer good quality to me at frequent low prices, in totally contrasting styles.
I agree that even NV can often be helped by a couple years in cellar.
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