{"id":32745,"date":"2021-12-08T10:18:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T13:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/?p=32745"},"modified":"2021-12-08T10:18:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T13:18:29","slug":"review-domaine-bousquet-brut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/review-domaine-bousquet-brut\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Domaine Bousquet Brut"},"content":{"rendered":"
DOMAINE BOUSQUET BRUT<\/div>\n
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The nose of this sparkler offers yellow delicious apple, dried straw, floral and wet stone aromas. The flavors are predominantly tart apple and lime, with a nice mouthfeel that has adequate bubbles. Those tart flavors linger into the finish where this wine also reveals some saline qualities. It’s a very tasty sparkler and an outstanding value.<\/div>\n
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Around this time of year, a lot of folks become interested in\u00a0sparkling wines<\/a>, I guess because of their association with New Year\u2019s Eve celebrations. But if you know me, you know that I\u2019m an enthusiast of sparkling wines any time of year. If I had my druthers, every dinner would begin with a glass of sparkling wine.<\/p>\n

Sparkling wines are often thought of as expensive wines, but that\u2019s a misnomer. Sure, there are some luxury brands of sparkling wine that are expensive. But there are also plenty of really good sparklers priced for everyday enjoyment.<\/p>\n

The wine I\u2019m highlighting today is one such wine. The\u00a0Domaine Bousquet<\/a>\u00a0Brut has a suggested retail price of just $13 \u2014 an absolute bargain for a sparkling wine this delicious.<\/p>\n

Not only is it a bargain, but this wine is made from organically farmed grapes, certified by\u00a0Ecocert<\/a>. Domaine Bousquet has been producing organically for several years now and has demonstrated a commitment to operating sustainably.<\/p>\n

How are they able to produce a wine like this at such an affordable price? For one, their vineyards are located in the Gualtallary subzone of Mendoza, Argentina. This is not a region that\u2019s known for sparkling wines, so you\u2019re not paying a premium to get a sparkling wine from here as you would with some other regions. It also happens to be a high-altitude region that\u2019s well-suited for organic grape farming.<\/p>\n

Another way Domaine Bousquet keeps the prices of this wine affordable is by using the\u00a0charmat method<\/a>\u00a0to create the bubbles in this wine, which is less expensive than the\u00a0traditional method<\/a>. Although, if you\u2019re a stickler for traditional method sparklers, don\u2019t write off Domaine Bousquet as they also create a couple traditional method sparklers that sell for about $5 more than this one \u2014 also a great deal.<\/p>\n

Tasting Notes<\/h2>\n

The nose of this sparkler offers yellow delicious apple, dried straw, floral and wet stone aromas. The flavors are predominantly tart apple and lime, with a nice mouthfeel that has adequate bubbles. Those tart flavors linger into the finish where this wine also reveals some saline qualities. It\u2019s a very tasty sparkler and an outstanding value.<\/p>\n

Wine:\u00a0Domaine Bousquet Brut
\n<\/strong>Varieties: 75% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir
\nVintage: Non-vintage
\nAlcohol: 12.5%
\nRating:\u00a088<\/strong>
\nAverage price: $13.00
\n<\/strong>Disclosure: This wine was received as a media sample.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

DOMAINE BOUSQUET BRUT The nose of this sparkler offers yellow delicious apple, dried straw, floral and wet stone aromas. The flavors are predominantly tart apple and lime, with a nice mouthfeel that has adequate bubbles. Those tart flavors linger into the finish where this wine also reveals some saline qualities. It’s a very tasty sparkler […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32746,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32745"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32745\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32745"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/domainebousquet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}