What Mumm Champagne tastes like - Cordon Rouge Brut NV

Mumm Brut Cordon Rouge NV

Producer: G.H Mumm

Last updated: March 13th, 2018

Quick Summary

You may have seen it in clubs or promoted by Usain Bolt. Maybe at the F1 or ski resorts. The Mumm brand is synonymous with partying and they have done a good job of moving on from the quality issues of the past. The red sash is now displayed with pride.

associated categories

Brut NM Négociant-Manipulant Non Vintage (NV)

What to expect?

The colour of Mumm Brut Cordon Rouge NV

8 Million bottles of this Champagne are produced every year. That is huge.

The smell and aroma of Mumm Brut Cordon Rouge NV

Nose of fresh bread, cool tangy green wine

The typical price of Mumm Brut Cordon Rouge NV in Australia

Cheap

RRP$ 35

Expensive

What Mumm Brut Cordon Rouge NV tastes like

Acidity

Interestingly if you drink this wine cold, it's overly tangy and acidic. It actually gets much better at warmer temperatures

45%

Smooth

Subtle

Not a huge wine. Easy drinking and approachable

35%

Full

Brevity

This Champagne is on the lighter, fruitier side and thus don't expect a lingering taste past some reserve wine hints

45%

Length

Savoury

At only 8g/L this is surprisingly one of the least sugary mass produced NV's on the market.

25%

Sweet

Fruitness

I'll admit that they actually do a good job of preserving the fruity characteristics of this wine, hints of biscuit but nothing perceptual to the average drinker

25%

Biscuittyness

Earth

There's a dominant soda lime start to the wine and a soft minerality throughout.

55%

Limestone / chalk

Technical Details

Importer -

Pernod Ricard

House -

G.H. Mumm - Pernod Ricard

Base Year -

2011

Cork -

Mytik Diam

Oak -

Stainless steel

Alcohol -

12%

Fermentation -

Full malolactic

Dosage -

8g/L

Grapes (Cepage) -

45% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Meunier

Vineyards -

Over 100 different villages

Base -

30% reserve wine used spanning 4 vintages with 15-20% of the final blend is kept as reserve for next year

Aged on Lees -

2.5 years

Where you can buy Mumm Brut Cordon Rouge NV in Australia

Pernod Ricard means that this wine is nearly everywhere you can find the rest of their wines and spirits. You’d be hard pressed not to be able to find this Champagne in any semi-decent wine/liquor store around the country.

Previous sponsor of the F1, widely distributed and marketed as a party Champagne, this house is the fourth largest by volume mainly as a result of its best-selling Cordon Rouge Brut NV.

Read the full details of Champagne House G.H Mumm here