lundi 14 octobre 2019

Champagne Cristian Senez - Rosé de Saignée 2008

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2020

(around 28 euros per bottle)

Bottle of white frosted glass, original, elegant, luxurious and festive.

Aspect:

Beautiful copper colour, bright.

Fine bubbles.

Generous tears, promise of fullness.

Nose:

Sensual, it slowly unveils its endless aromatic universe.

Joyful fragrances of red and black fruits (strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrant and blackberry), kirsch and liquorice, outstanding signatures of the majority of Pinot Noir (80%), highlighted by delicate touches of apple, pear, candied citrus fruits and mint, revelations of the Chardonnay (20%).

Later, the champagne reveals its captivating maturity with sumptuous scents of honey, cocoa and roasted coffee, obtained by 8 long years of ageing on laths.

Palate:

The deliciously mineral vitality of the opening, reinforced by the timely stop of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines, slowly gives way to a fabulous roundness, ample and creamy, definitely the characteristic sign of the perfect control of the maceration of the grapes during the vinification, supported by the dosage with 7 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement.

Lively finish, supported by a life-giving breath and coupled with a remarkable presence.

Rare length on the palate.

Frédéric Roger, cellar master of the Champagne house Cristian Senez, orchestrated with daring the intimate union of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to sign a radiant Rosé de Saignée 2008, brilliant delicacy.

Ideal from aperitif to meal, with autumnal sushi and fig leaves, for example.

Driven by the same passion for Champagne, the generations follow one another to perpetuate the family expertise and cultivate the Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Meunier and Chardonnay from the 21 hectares vineyard established in the well-exposed slopes of the Côte des Bar. Nowadays Marion Roger is joining her parents Angélique and Frédéric, to continue the endless quest for excellence, started by her maternal grandfather, Cristian Senez, with the creation of the eponymous brand in 1973.

Champagne Cristian Senez
6 grande rue
10 360 Fontette
Tel.: +33 (0)3 25 29 60 62