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Champagne houses cut the carbs
Not to be outdone by the beer brewers, Champagne houses are jumping on the low-carb train from France as fast as their budgets will allow them. Gosset has completed its prestige range with another low dosage cuvée, the Celebris Rosé 2003 Extra Brut, with 5g/L and no malolactic fermentation. It has an expected RRP of £120.
Meanwhile, the trend for brut nature Champagne, begun by Laurent-Perrier, shows no sign of abating, with Pol Roger launching its Pure Brut earlier this month. The sans dosage Champagne is available from Harvey Nichols until the end of May, with an RRP of £32.99. James Simpson MW, director of Pol Roger, said, “We have seen other Champagne houses move into this sans dosage sector and we feel that the inherent quality behind Pol Roger as a whole, that we have arguably produced a more refined product.”
Laurent-Perrier has a long tradition of making the brut nature style. The house started producing its Grand Vin sans Sucre in the 19th century and is still producing a Champagne of this type – the Ultra Brut, which was introduced in the 1980s. This cuvée is made from riper grapes with high natural sugar and low acidity.
Chris Coffey, 30/04/08