Moet & Chandon Brut Imperial Champagne 20cl

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In the Southern Rhone Valley, some Chateauneuf du Pape producers use short, squat shaped bottles, for example Gardine uses a unique short, squat shaped bottle. The next step in the evolution of wine bottle shapes and sizes came about when it was discovered that larger bottles not only looked better, they could also change the taste of a wine. Part of the confusion arises because there are no specific rules for the larger formats as they are mostly created for special occasions (at very long lead-times). Standard practice is to produce the champagne in 750s and then transfer the wine, under pressure, to the designated special format.

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A huge advantage that magnums have over the standard bottle size is their oxygen to wine ratio inside the bottle.

There is something awe inspiring about large champagne bottles and that allure may give the false impression that they are better and more desirable than their less voluminous counterparts. Sine Qua Non, the top producer of Rhone varietals in North America uses a different bottle in shape and size for every vintage! Bordeaux wine and bottles for other wines are produced in an equally wide array of wine bottle sizes and shapes too.

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Very large format bottles might also require custom made corks that need to be individually cut and produced. This paradoxical association between the festive side of Champagne and the naming of bottles, sometimes warlike, is obvious.

It is to be expected with fine champagne that there is some variation from bottle to bottle — this is actually a good thing as it signifies artisanship — but when you’ve got multiple of the same bottle open and being passed around, you don’t want small pours of each here and there to amount to something in the glass that’s not quite true to taste. From time to time, some chateaux use thicker, slightly larger bottles, for example Pontet Canet in Pauillac. Part of the reason the particular shaped bottle was easily adopted in Bordeaux is due to the fact that the bottle design was invented by Pierre Mitchell, who was also the owner of Chateau du Tertre in Margaux. Jennie: 500ml – This uncommon wine bottle size is used most often for sweet, dessert styled wines from Tokaji, Sauternes and its surrounding areas or Jerez.