Liqueur d’Expédition

The wine added to the Champagne bottle after DISGORGING to top it up. The liqueur d’expédition is often made up of wines reserved from previous years and it contains some sweetness (known as the dosage).

Bandol, an appellation in Provence, France, is famous for red wine made from at least 50% of this grape.

A. Merlot

B. Macabeo

C. Malbec

D. Mourvèdre

While much of Provence is famous for its rosé, Bandol is famous for its deep, spicy, structured reds that must be a minimum of 50% mourvèdre. In other parts of the world, mourvèdre is known as monastrell (in Spain) and mataró (in Portugal and parts of the New World).

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