Zero dosage sparkling wine are becoming easier to find, thankfully. As Champagne has more longer and warmer ripening seasons, more producers are embracing the style. Look for the terms ‘dosage zéro’, ‘brut nature’ or even ‘non dosé’ or ‘pas dosé’ on the label.
For more information on how Zero Dosage Champagnes are made, please read ‘ Zero Dosage Champagnes: Are they better? Why choose them?’
Here is a fine selection for you.
Gosset Zero Dosage
Gosset has a zero dosage Champagne that is really fresh and zesty with just a hint of spice and cream. The team here use very long lees contact to ensure that the wine is balanced and has a weightier mouthfeel. Around 10 years! Expect to find characters of citrus, apple and some nutty cream.
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Ayala Brut Nature
The Ayala Brut Nature winemaking team ensures that ripeness is the key to reducing the need for sweetness to balance the wine. The characteristics of floral notes and citrus and apple tend to be those I also find in the Ayala Brut Majeur. This wine though shows those characters with clarity and elegance.
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Philipponnat Royale Non Dosé
Philipponnat use more Pinot Noir in their zero dosage blend. This winemaking team use other methods to create a wine with balance and concentration. The wine is ripe with peach, floral and nougat. It is fresh and is finely tuned.
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Drappier Brut Nature Champagne
This Champagne is 100% Pinot Noir grapes from the Cote des Bar. This region produces ripe grapes that are excellent for making zero dosage Champagnes. The biscuity character is very complementary to the apple, berry and spice fruit. Then there is a flush of herbs and spice. The finish is very long and moreish.
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Roederer Philippe Starck Blanc
The Roederer team only make these wines in the ripest vintages from Premier Cru vineyards. It has a zesty citrus and ripe stonefruit nature with some nutty nougat and cream. There is finesse and style in abundance with these Roederer collaboration wines.
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Roederer Philippe Starck Rosé
Like with the Roederer Philippe Starck Blanc the team here only produce the wine in the ripest vintages. The Rosé is richer in aroma with berries with brioche and some mineral undertones too. It is more cherry berry fruit and buttery in flavour. This is a very complex and generous wine.
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For more information on how Zero Dosage Champagnes are made, please read ‘ Zero Dosage Champagnes: Are they better? Why choose them?’
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