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Country
FranceFrance
Region
Champagne
Type
Champagne
Producer
Dehours & Fils
Winemaker
Jérôme Dehours
Grapes
Pinot Meunier100%
Alcohol
12% vol.
Bottle
750 ml

Wine profile

Sparkling

Acidity
Body
Alcohol12% vol

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Wine profile · Sparkling

Acidity

Level 5 of 5 — Crisp and racy – like freshly squeezed lemon

Above typical (4.5) · Typical: average of 138 sparkling wines at Vinogrande

What it is

Acidity is the wine's freshness: it gives energy, makes your mouth water and helps the wine age. Too little and it tastes flat; too much and it feels sharp.

Where you feel it

On the sides of your tongue, and in how much your mouth waters after you swallow. The more you salivate, the higher the acidity.

How we set this level

For this wine, the level comes from: Vinogrande's tasting notes and wine description.

Labs measure total acidity (grams of tartaric acid per litre; most wines sit between 4.5 and 8 g/L) and pH (usually 3.0 to 3.8; the lower, the more acidic). Our scale turns that into how it feels in the mouth.

The 1–5 scale follows the WSET tasting grid. We start from the producer's technical sheet and Vinogrande's tasting notes, plus measured data where it exists, such as the alcohol on the label. Only when that is missing do we use the typical profile of the style, region or grapes, and we say so.

The 1–5 scale

  1. 1Low: soft, little freshness
  2. 2Medium−: gentle
  3. 3Medium: fresh and balanced
  4. 4Medium+: lively, mouth-watering
  5. 5High: crisp, racy This wine

In practice, for this wine

Ideal with oysters, shellfish, sushi and fried food; it stands up to sharp, salty dishes. Serve cold, great as an aperitif.

Wine profile · Sparkling

Body

Level 4 of 5 — Full and broad – like single cream

Above typical (2.4) · Typical: average of 138 sparkling wines at Vinogrande

What it is

Body is the weight and texture of the wine in your mouth. It comes mainly from alcohol, extract (everything dissolved apart from water), glycerol and, in sweet wines, sugar.

Where you feel it

Across the whole tongue: how much the wine fills your mouth. Think skimmed milk, whole milk and cream.

How we set this level

For this wine, the level comes from: Vinogrande's tasting notes and wine description.

There is no single number for body. Labs measure dry extract (many wines are between 18 and 30 g/L) and alcohol, which WSET says has the biggest effect on body. Our scale rates the weight in the mouth.

The 1–5 scale follows the WSET tasting grid. We start from the producer's technical sheet and Vinogrande's tasting notes, plus measured data where it exists, such as the alcohol on the label. Only when that is missing do we use the typical profile of the style, region or grapes, and we say so.

The 1–5 scale

  1. 1Light: fluid and delicate
  2. 2Medium−: light-ish
  3. 3Medium: rounded
  4. 4Medium+: broad This wine
  5. 5Full: dense and rich

In practice, for this wine

Wants dishes with structure: red meat, roasts, mushrooms, aged cheese.

Wine profile · Sparkling

Alcohol 12% vol

Level 2 of 5 — Moderate – a gentle warmth

Below typical (2.5) · Typical: average of 135 sparkling wines at Vinogrande

What it is

Alcohol is made when yeast ferments the grape's sugar. It brings warmth, adds to the body and carries the aromas.

Where you feel it

As warmth in your throat and chest when you swallow, and a slight burn on the nose when it is high.

How we set this level

For this wine, the level comes from: the alcohol stated on the label — On the label: 12% vol.

It is the one axis that is always measured: it comes from the % vol on the label. Still and sparkling wines: under 11% = 1, up to 12.4% = 2, up to 13.4% = 3, up to 14.4% = 4, 14.5% or more = 5. Fortified wines (Port, Madeira…) have their own scale: under 16.5% = 2, up to 18.4% = 3, up to 19.9% = 4, 20% or more = 5.

The 1–5 scale follows the WSET tasting grid. We start from the producer's technical sheet and Vinogrande's tasting notes, plus measured data where it exists, such as the alcohol on the label. Only when that is missing do we use the typical profile of the style, region or grapes, and we say so.

The 1–5 scale

  1. 1Low: under 11% vol
  2. 2Medium−: 11–12.4% vol This wine
  3. 3Medium: 12.5–13.4% vol
  4. 4Medium+: 13.5–14.4% vol
  5. 5High: 14.5% vol or more

In practice, for this wine

Light at the table: fish, small plates, summer food.

Critics & awards

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Temperature 8–10 °CFridge 3 h · or ice bucket with water 20 min
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Description

The Wine Advocate
RP 95

Reviewed by: Kristaps Karklins

From a historic site in Troissy, planted with Pinot Meunier in the 1960s on land previously used for fruit trees, the Lieu-dit La Croix Joly has once again delivered excellent results. The grapes come from low-yielding, north-east-facing vines halfway up the slope, and gain their delicate pink hue through infusion, with the grapes macerating with the bunches in the press for a whole day.

Disgorged in October 2023 with just 1.1 grams per litre dosage, it conveys a palpable, almost chewy sucrosity from the fruit. It opens with a bouquet of red cherry, tangerine peel, wild raspberry, rose petals and Timut pepper, with subtle nuances of rye bread and rooibos. Medium to full-bodied, with a concentrated core of fruit, it's supported by vibrant acidity and ends with a long, savoury finish.

Like Brisefer, this single perpetual cuvée (started in 2013 and kept in wooden tanks) is refreshed after each bottling with the latest vintage (2019 for this release). The 2019 wine, having already had eight months' élevage in small oak barrels, then spends another year marrying with the existing blend, which now includes vintages from 2013 to 2019, before bottling.

What to serve with this wine

Dishes calculated from this wine’s profile, grapes and region.