Friday, 13 July 2012

Champagne eau de vie

If you speak to anyone about a distilled spirit from Champagne, they would quite often think of the marc. But there are some who also distill an eau-de-vie de vin from the base wines which go to make champagne. I tasted this at Champagne Moutard's booth at this year's Vinexpo, where I was invited to sample their ratafia (see earlier blog). After tasting a number of different champagnes, including their unique six grape sparkler, they showed me this product. It was a more refined product than their marc, leaning heavily towards a cognac style taste profile, with more wood notes but just as fiery.

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