{"id":11070,"date":"2020-10-21T11:25:52","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T09:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.champagne-lecompte.fr\/qu-est-ce-qu-un-champagne\/"},"modified":"2022-03-23T16:28:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T15:28:31","slug":"what-is-a-champange","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.champagne-lecompte.fr\/en\/discover\/what-is-a-champange\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Champagne Brut, Extra-brut, Zero-Dosage, Rose Champagne ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The type of champagne wine is determined by its dosage.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, it is the sugar of the expedition liqueur, used immediately after disgorging, which determines the type of champagne wine: brut nature, brut, demi-sec, etc.<\/p>\n<p>After aging in cellars for many years, Fran\u00e7ois Lecompte champagne will be disgorged: This processing consists of expelling the deposit from the bottle, adding a liqueur called \u00ab dosage or expedition liqueur \u00bb to the champagne, then inserting a cork, and cover it with a capsule and a muselet (wirecage) to protect it (a bottle of champagne contains 6 kg of pressure!).<\/p>\n<p>The champagne will rest for a few more months to allow the liqueur to blend into the wine, before being served on your tables.<\/p>\n<p>Champagne Fran\u00e7ois Lecompte BRUT Mill\u00e9sim\u00e9, BRUT Ros\u00e9 and Cuv\u00e9e C\u00e9leste are dosed at 6g\/litre.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Explanations on the different dosages:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brut Nature<\/strong>, also called Non-Dos\u00e9, or Zero dosage:<br \/>\nIt implies that no sugar is added after the second in-bottle fermentation. There is a growing interest in this type of wine, which allows to taste the real aromas of the pure wine.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Extra brut<\/strong>: from 0 to 6 g\/l<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brut<\/strong>:<br \/>\nless than 12 g\/l: While in the 17th century the demi-sec quality was highly prized, in 1876 brut champagne was developed to satisfy the desires of British lovers of dry wines, which was not the case French at the time.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Demi-Sec<\/strong> (or Extra dry): between 12 and 20 g\/l<br \/>\nWe are very enthusiastic to meet you and present our natural wines Champagne Fran\u00e7ois Lecompte Premier CRU!<br \/>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;full_width&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column][vc_empty_space image_repeat=&#8221;no-repeat&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_type=&#8221;row&#8221; use_row_as_full_screen_section=&#8221;no&#8221; type=&#8221;grid&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; box_shadow_on_row=&#8221;no&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]The type of champagne wine is determined by its dosage. Indeed, it is the sugar&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":11077,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full_width.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.champagne-lecompte.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11070"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.champagne-lecompte.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.champagne-lecompte.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.champagne-lecompte.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.champagne-lecompte.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11070"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.champagne-lecompte.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11070\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11090,"href":"https:\/\/www.champagne-lecompte.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11070\/revisions\/11090"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.champagne-lecompte.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.champagne-lecompte.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}