On Grower Champagne & How Is Champagne Made | Alexandre Chartogne

On Grower Champagne & How Is Champagne Made | Alexandre Chartogne | Wine Podcast

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In this episode of the No Sediment Wine Podcast, I sat down with Alexandre Chartogne, the winemaker behind the cult Champagne - Chartogne-Taillet. We discussed grower Champagne (also known as artisanal Champagne), Alexandre's approach to viticulture and winemaking in Champagne production, the Meunier grape variety, and other exciting topics.
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*CONTENTS OF THIS VIDEO
0:00 Introduction
1:07 About Alexandre Chartogne and his wine journey
4:00 Lessons learned working with Anselme Selosse
11:11 On viticulture, winemaking, Grower Champagnes
18:02 On Meunier grape variety in Champagne
28:32 On using malolactic fermentation
32:10 How to make balanced yet age-worthy Champagnes
36:00 On disgorgement process and oxygen in Champagne making
38:31 On dosage and sugar in Champagne making
43:35 Balancing terroir and approachability in winemaking
46:21 Debunking a wine myth
49:00 Informal part
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Пікірлер: 36

@The.Epicurean 2 ай бұрын

What a humble guy. Great perspective.

@NoSediment 2 ай бұрын

Yes, indeed! And responsible for some of the Champagne’s most exciting bubbles! 🥂✨

@ciciollo1 4 ай бұрын

Well done monsieur Chartogne!! I never tried your wines but for sure they are good. Hi Agnes, I'm glad that most of the time you interview fairly young winemakers/producers and all of them very professional, humble and very very passioned. Thanks a lot for let us know that kind of people of the wineworld,.. may be lesser known than "great maisons" but certainly even important. Cheers

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

I hope You do have a chance to taste his wines, I myself really enjoy them. 🙌

@user-nv3ze7yw3e Ай бұрын

He is great & so very funnily true , its all about the guy at the end of the day , cheers Agnese 🥰

@armandalikaj 4 ай бұрын

While popular House Champagne labels have their place, Champagne-lovers are increasingly turning to grower Champagne for a sipping experience that is more intimate, authentic and unique

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

I think Champagne Estates are making very authentic Champagnes, and growers are making very authentic Champagnes, and I personally enjoy both categories. 🍾🥂🥂🥂🥂

@anaceccato7345 3 ай бұрын

I love it.. so much passion..👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@NoSediment 3 ай бұрын

Thank You! 🙏🏻

@Vinocondiviso 4 ай бұрын

Interesting, thanks!

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

I hope “interesting” in the good way! 💯

@user-ud6jx6ke3e 4 ай бұрын

Agnese you did a wonderful job managing his contradictions.

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

Thank You.. 🙏🏻 however, I didn’t catch much contradictions from his perspective. 🫣

@user-ud6jx6ke3e 4 ай бұрын

He said 'My work is to be lazy' then spent a lot of timing talking about all the things he does to the wine. You made the point well that champagne is a 'made' wine and he responded that the vineyard is 90% of the work and then over the course of the interview he detailed all the work he does in the other 10% 😂@@NoSediment

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

@user-ud6jx6ke3e 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 that’s correct! 😅

@juanmanuelmunozhernandez7032 4 ай бұрын

This episode is so intense it should be called "On Wine Spirituality".

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

I loved the conversation as well, it just shows how important are the people behind the wines! 🍾

@juanmanuelmunozhernandez7032 4 ай бұрын

@@NoSediment and just how bloody passionate!

@remifjelldal7299 4 ай бұрын

Awesome, I love Chartogne-Taillet such beautiful expressions of champange.

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely agree! I love his Champagnes! 🥂🍾

@peterwolf8092 4 ай бұрын

I was constantly laughing cause of what he said. I find him so funny (maybe not intentionally all the time but still funny)

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

He is very open and with great sense of humour, which only makes him even more approachable and relatable. 🙏🏻🍾 Cheers! 🍾

@livnic2000 4 ай бұрын

Great episode

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

Thank You! 🙏🏻

@carlcadregari7768 4 ай бұрын

Excellent.

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

Thank You! 🥂🥂🥂

@user-dv5jk1ip9l 4 ай бұрын

❤ Best Champagne 🍾 Podcast ever. Agnese is the best sommelier in the whole wide world 🌎 😍

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

Thank You! And thank You for all the support!

@ptg01 4 ай бұрын

Fascinating... Gower Champagnes are a very nice alternative to the big houses...

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

They definitely offer a different view on the region and the style. I am hoping to talk about this in a different podcast, hopefully very soon..

@chemepharmd76 4 ай бұрын

A very entertaining video! Merci!

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

Thank You, it was one of the most exciting videos to make! Champagne also helped! 🥂

@degrace26 4 ай бұрын

His comments on riding the fruitiness of the Meunier varietal are very interesting, but I may not totally understand. Is this typical of what a producer would do with this grape or would the same be done with Pinot noir or Chardonnay based champagnes? Why not embrace some of the fruitiness to bring more to the wine? Basically, he doesn't like the varietal but it makes his best cuvée. Fascinating!

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

And his Meunier is epic! One of my favourite Champagnes! 🙌 no, it is not very typical practice in Champagne, he is artist. 🍾

@Ruirspirul 4 ай бұрын

this is my face listening his answer to your great question about how to keep terroir in style like Champaign -> 😒 and this is my face listening to his amazing answer about importance or should I say nonimportance of grape varieties ->🤗

@NoSediment 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂