Champagne is often made from red grapes which are pressed and separated from their skins to avoid taking on the colour. Usually this would be Pinot Noir. Pinot Meunier is the other red grape, considered in the past to be a “filler”, several growers are now making single bottlings which are becoming increasingly fashionable with their bold, upfront flavours. Casters make a single varietal bottling called Cuvee Superieure. Their Cuvee Eugene is stunning. Barrel fermented Pinot Noir blended with their best parcel of Chardonnay.
