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How to Chill Masia Dutti in the Champagne bucket.
In the refrigerator
Lie the bottle down on the bottom shelf for three or four hours before serving; you can leave it there even longer, provided that the temperature remains constant; this way you will always have a ready chilled bottle to pour should the occasion arise.
The right temperature
Masía Dutti is best consumed chilled but never iced. The younger and livelier the drink, the cooler it should be served at 8ºC or 48ºF. Mature or vintage champagne will be perfect at 10ºC or 50ºF. Over-chilling will mean that the wine is too cold to release its aromas and flavors. Chilling your Masía Dutti in the freezer will ruin their aromas and flavors, so plan ahead with buckets of ice and coolers for chilling.
Opening Masia Dutti
Undo the wire cage (muselet), hold the cork (bouchon) in the palm of your hand and twist the bottle holding it at the bottom, the cork will come out of its own accord.
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The Cork
The shape and state of the cork, just like the gentle hiss or resounding pop upon opening, gives us an indication of how long the wine has spent in the bottle, and how long it has spent sitting on the shelf. If the cork splays out at the bottom (a) it means that the bottle is fresh and the cork still wishes to find its original shape. If the cork tapers in at the bottom (b) it means that the bottle is old, you will only hear a gentle sigh as the cork is popped.
The bubbles also show the age of the wine. Over the years the bubbles will gradually become smaller and smaller, before finally dying out.
A connoisseur will not be worried by the absence of bubbles in a very mature wine, something that might shock the uninitiated into believing that their wine is flat.
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Which glass?
To fully appreciate this drink, you must give it the glass it deserves. Its volume and height must be enough to allow the bubbles the space to form and rise to the surface, while allowing the temperature to remain as constant as possible. The ideal shape is that of a tulip, the drink saucer is one to avoid as the aromas and bubbles have too much space and are soon lost into the air. The thickness of the glass also has a role to play, especially on the lips where its finesse heightens our sense of taste.
How to wash this type of glass?
Rinse the glasses in hot water without any trace of washing-up liquid, let them drain until dry, then store them upright sheltered from dust. The residues of washing-up liquid can inhibit the formation of the bubbles
The Silver Spoon Fallacy
Contrary to popular belief a silver spoon placed in the neck of the bottle, after opening, does nothing to preserve the wine’s effervescence. Only a proper Masia Dutti stopper is the truly effective way of preserving the wine’s sparkle for many hours.
Serving
When it comes to serving Masía Dutti the choice and preparation of your glassware is very important. If there are no bubbles in your glass, don’t believe that your drink is flat, change the glass and watch the difference…
C U R I O S I T I E S
The Cork
The shape and state of the cork, just like the gentle hiss or resounding pop upon opening, gives us an indication of how long the wine has spent in the bottle, and how long it has spent sitting on the shelf. If the cork splays out at the bottom (a) it means that the bottle is fresh and the cork still wishes to find its original shape. If the cork tapers in at the bottom (b) it means that the bottle is old, you will only hear a gentle sigh as the cork is popped.
The bubbles also show the age of the wine. Over the years the bubbles will gradually become smaller and smaller, before finally dying out.
A connoisseur will not be worried by the absence of bubbles in a very mature wine, something that might shock the uninitiated into believing that their wine is flat.