Sec & Demi-Sec (Sweet)
The wine to go for if you love a sweeter style drink is a sec or demi-sec.
Sec in French literally means dry, but in Champagne it refers to a champagne with a dosage level between 17 and 35 grams of sugar per litre.
Demi-sec, translating to half-dry, is a sweeter style again, containing a dosage of between 33 and 50 grams of sugar per litre.
Besserat de Bellefon
Besserat de Bellefon Cuvée des Moines SEC
Sec (Low Bar Pressure)
NV
Epernay
Club Price $106.40 (?)
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A. Margaine
A. Margaine 'Le Demi-Sec' Premier Cru
Demi-Sec
NV
Villers-Marmery
Club Price $79.80 (?)
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