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My question is in regards to dosage and aging. There are some who believe that some dosage is needed for Champagne to age after disgourgment. What are your views on the subject?
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Dosage and aging
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Re: Dosage and aging
Dear Eric,
Great question! I would say that generally speaking dosage indeed contributes to a wine's capacity to age. However when it comes to Dom Pérignon I feel it remains marginal: the wine itself holds the greatest aging potential, thanks to the quality of the terroirs, the selection of grapes, and the elaboration process. I always insist on the reductive character of Dom Pérignon being the main factor—even the secret—of its ageworthiness, regardless of dosage.
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Great question! I would say that generally speaking dosage indeed contributes to a wine's capacity to age. However when it comes to Dom Pérignon I feel it remains marginal: the wine itself holds the greatest aging potential, thanks to the quality of the terroirs, the selection of grapes, and the elaboration process. I always insist on the reductive character of Dom Pérignon being the main factor—even the secret—of its ageworthiness, regardless of dosage.
Best regards,
Richard
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Re: Dosage and aging
Do you use the same dosage every vintage or vary it depending on material?
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Re: Dosage and aging
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"Before you eat or drink anything, carefully consider with whom you eat or drink rather than what you
eat or drink,because eating without a friend is the life of the lion or the wolf." Epicurius
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eat or drink,because eating without a friend is the life of the lion or the wolf." Epicurius