Vranken Brut Champagne Diamant Bleu 1999

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Product Details


Varietal

Region

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Vintage
1999

Size
750ML

ABV
12%

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Winemaker Notes

Beautiful deep gold color. Nose offers a range of aromas mingling patisserie notes with dried fruit. Seductive mouthfeel with its mellowness, delicate bubbles, creamy character and distinctive, lingering aromas. The Diamant Bleu vintage is an exclusive blend of 6 Grands Crus: A wonderful union of the Pinot Noir and the Chardonnay.

Professional Ratings

  • 94
    Shows lovely texture, with delicate yet vibrant acidity framing finely meshed layers of white peach, almond financier, oyster shell and candied lemon zest and ginger. Very elegant, with a long, creamy finish.
  • 90
    From an improving range of Vranken Champagnes, this still-young vintage winre offers excellent acidity along with a very balanced apple and lemon fruit character. Has a full, complex and rich aftertaste.
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Vranken is exclusive, dynamic French family group founded in 1976, and driven by a taste for quality and innovation, they are now the number one land owner in Europe. Shortly after acquiring Heidsieck Monopole & Co, The group decided to separate the Diamant line from the 4th oldest Champagne house in the world and make it a brand on its own, due to the exceptional quality of the wines.
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Representing the topmost expression of a Champagne house, a vintage Champagne is one made from the produce of a single, superior harvest year. Vintage Champagnes account for a mere 5% of total Champagne production and are produced about three times in a decade. Champagne is typically made as a blend of multiple years in order to preserve the house style; these will have non-vintage, or simply, NV on the label. The term, "vintage," as it applies to all wine, simply means a single harvest year.

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Associated with luxury, celebration, and romance, the region, Champagne, is home to the world’s most prized sparkling wine. In order to bear the label, ‘Champagne’, a sparkling wine must originate from this northeastern region of France—called Champagne—and adhere to strict quality standards. Made up of the three towns Reims, Épernay, and Aÿ, it was here that the traditional method of sparkling wine production was both invented and perfected, birthing a winemaking technique as well as a flavor profile that is now emulated worldwide.

Well-drained, limestone and chalky soil defines much of the region, which lend a mineral component to its wines. Champagne’s cold, continental climate promotes ample acidity in its grapes but weather differences from year to year can create significant variation between vintages. While vintage Champagnes are produced in exceptional years, non-vintage cuvées are produced annually from a blend of several years in order to produce Champagnes that maintain a consistent house style.

With nearly negligible exceptions, . These can be blended together or bottled as individual varietal Champagnes, depending on the final style of wine desired. Chardonnay, the only white variety, contributes freshness, elegance, lively acidity and notes of citrus, orchard fruit and white flowers. Pinot Noir and its relative Pinot Meunier, provide the backbone to many blends, adding structure, body and supple red fruit flavors. Wines with a large proportion of Pinot Meunier will be ready to drink earlier, while Pinot Noir contributes to longevity. Whether it is white or rosé, most Champagne is made from a blend of red and white grapes—and uniquely, rosé is often produce by blending together red and white wine. A Champagne made exclusively from Chardonnay will be labeled as ‘blanc de blancs,’ while ones comprised of only red grapes are called ‘blanc de noirs.’

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