Full Review

Door 44

Door 44
2023 bubbler, Wisconsin

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Demi Sec

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.6% RS: 2.5%
86 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$23

Door 44
2023 bubbler, Wisconsin

Pair this wine with:
Chicken

Category: Demi Sec

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 12.6% RS: 2.5%
Golden straw color. Aromas and flavors of well water, peach, yellow apple, and dried pineapple with a satiny, lively, spritzy, dry medium body and a tingling, refreshing, medium-length finish that exhibits notes of dried orange, dole fruit cup, chewable aspirin, and canned peaches. When you expect this as the cold hardy Chi-berian sparkling wine that it is, this is a good choice for a frosty morning tailgate at Camp Randall, Soldier Field or up in Minnesota.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Crisp & Lively
Aroma Aroma: well water, peach, yellow apple, and dried pineapple
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of dried orange, dole fruit cup, chewable aspirin, and canned peaches
Sweetness Sweetness: Dry
Enjoy Enjoy: Now on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Oven Fried Chicken, Chicken Kebobs, Cobb Salad
Bottom Line Bottom Line: When you expect this as the cold hardy Chi-berian sparkling wine that it is, this is a good choice for a frosty morning tailgate at Camp Randall, Soldier Field or up in Minnesota.

The Producer

Door 44 Winery

The Producer
4020 Hwy 42157
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
USA
1 888-932-1562

Demi Sec

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Serve in a Champagne Flute
Demi-Sec, literally "half-dry" is a term used in Champagne. Although called half-dry, a demi-sec Champagne is medium sweet, as it is legally defined as having between 33 to 50 grams of residual sugar. Thus a demi-sec is too sweet for the dinner table, but works well with pastries and cakes.

Once popular, it has declined in sales, as consumers prefer drier Champagnes.

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