Burton, Neel. The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting. 2nd ed. Acheron Press, 2016.
Champagne base wines from different parcels and reserve vintages are assessed and blended for balance, complexity and house style. The author argues that variable inputs prevent a universal fixed recipe. Subsequent lees ageing, dosage and rest are distinct stages, and dosage is selected in relation to acidity and the intended style.
Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 161–164.
Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 161–164.
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Burton, Concise Guide, PDF 161–164.
A stable house style can require changing the blend across vintages
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Citation
Neel Burton, The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting, 2nd ed. (Acheron Press, 2016), supplied PDF positions 161–164.
Bibliography
Burton, Neel. The Concise Guide to Wine and Blind Tasting. 2nd ed. Acheron Press, 2016.
Supported source statement
Champagne base wines from different parcels and reserve vintages are assessed and blended for balance, complexity and house style. The author argues that variable inputs prevent a universal fixed recipe. Subsequent lees ageing, dosage and rest are distinct stages, and dosage is selected in relation to acidity and the intended style.
Verification and limits
Useful conceptual comparison for target-based whiskey trials, not evidence that yeast autolysis or dosage chemistry occurs in finished whiskey. Legal minimum ageing versus lees contact, sugar bands, rose blending stage and asserted Maillard effects are unverified source claims. No home bottle-fermentation instructions.
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