Champagne tasting

The pretty village of Celles-sur-Ource is just a ten minute drive from our chambre d’hôte. Marie, our host for the tasting, or dégustation, was ready to welcome us. First of all she gave us a tour of their cellar, and a short overview of how Champagne is made. We have experienced many cellar tours, but always love hearing their talks, as we learn something new every time.

After the cellar tour, we were invited into her office, which doubles up as her tasting room. I think we tasted 5 different cuvées in total, and had a lot of fun deciding which bottles to buy. It is such a great experience having the opportunity to try different blends of grape varieties, and you soon start to understand which varieties and which blends you prefer. Our friends bought a few bottles of each style, whilst we bought some Demi-sec rosé, called ´Coquetterié’. It’s an old favourite, and makes for a delicious aperitif.