German-owned retailer Aldi has shaken up the traditional supermarket duopoly here in Australia. With an unconventional approach to retail, it has quickly established a legion of loyal supporters. In no small part, Aldi’s success is down to being particularly keen on price thanks largely to its lack of reliance on established household brands.
A glance in the liquor department shows just one Champagne on the shelves. Surprise, surprise, it isn’t a household name from the Moet-Hennessy empire. Priced at just $25 per bottle, Aldi’s exclusive Champagne is NV Veuev Monsigny Brut.
In the festive season, we are accustomed to seeing brands such as Mumm being discounted to well under $40 per bottle. $25 per bottle is seriously cheap. Is it any good? Well, in the glass, it looks like decent Champagne, with a fine persistent bead.
On the nose, it is relatively simple. If one had to be critical, there’s a candied note that is slightly off-putting. On the palate, the wine is clean, fresh and relatively uncomplicated. There’s little yeast autolysis to speak of and it could do with being just a touch drier. That said, the overall quality is very decent.
This is by no means top drawer non-vintage Champagne, but it is a solid example that does what it says on the label. It is a perfectly respectable wine to pour if catering for the masses and at $25 per bottle, who can complain?!
NV VEUVE MONSIGNY BRUT
Producer: Charles Mignon
Variety: Champagne/Sparkling Wine
Region: Champagne, France
ABV: 12.0%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $25.00
Date tasted: 21 August 2015
Tasting Note:
Pale silvery white in appearance. Fine persistent bead. Straightforward nose of candied apple, strawberry, nashi pear. Dry and fine. Very drinkable, if not particularly long or complex. No autolysis to speak of, but light, fresh and thoroughly decent.
Score: 15.5/20
A glance in the liquor department shows just one Champagne on the shelves. Surprise, surprise, it isn’t a household name from the Moet-Hennessy empire. Priced at just $25 per bottle, Aldi’s exclusive Champagne is NV Veuev Monsigny Brut.
In the festive season, we are accustomed to seeing brands such as Mumm being discounted to well under $40 per bottle. $25 per bottle is seriously cheap. Is it any good? Well, in the glass, it looks like decent Champagne, with a fine persistent bead.
On the nose, it is relatively simple. If one had to be critical, there’s a candied note that is slightly off-putting. On the palate, the wine is clean, fresh and relatively uncomplicated. There’s little yeast autolysis to speak of and it could do with being just a touch drier. That said, the overall quality is very decent.
This is by no means top drawer non-vintage Champagne, but it is a solid example that does what it says on the label. It is a perfectly respectable wine to pour if catering for the masses and at $25 per bottle, who can complain?!
NV VEUVE MONSIGNY BRUTProducer: Charles Mignon
Variety: Champagne/Sparkling Wine
Region: Champagne, France
ABV: 12.0%
Closure: Screw cap
Retail Price: $25.00
Date tasted: 21 August 2015
Tasting Note:
Pale silvery white in appearance. Fine persistent bead. Straightforward nose of candied apple, strawberry, nashi pear. Dry and fine. Very drinkable, if not particularly long or complex. No autolysis to speak of, but light, fresh and thoroughly decent.
Score: 15.5/20
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