Guide VERON des Champagnes 2019
(around
30 euros per bottle)
Traditional and neat bottle.
Aspect:
Golden and crystal-clear.
Delicate bubbles.
Fine bead of foam.
Nose:
Sensual and touching aromatic breath,
enhanced by the long period between disgorgement and shipment (3 months).
Captivating touches of roasted coffee, barely
spicy, generous characteristic signs of the well-defined maturity of the
champagne, magnified by the patient autolysis of the prise de mousse yeasts for 5 years, in bottles, before riddling and
disgorgement.
Later, the Chardonnay, exclusive varietal of
the cuvée, harvested by hand in 2012,
is revealed with outstanding scents of citrus fruits, apple, pear, peach and
almond, glorified by an iodized and mentholated breath.
Palate:
Life-giving vitality and tension at the
opening, underlined by the timely stop of the malolactic fermentation of the
base wines and highlighted by the magnificent minerality of the chalk.
Later, the roundness gently establishes
itself, touching, thanks to the carefully considered dosage with 6 g/L of sugar
added as an expedition liqueur only made from Chardonnay wines.
Balanced and dense finish, highlighted by the
refined effervescence.
Very great length on the palate.
With this Blanc de Blancs Millésimé 2012 both
generous and pure, Aurore Chapuy, its producer, offers us an inspired
interpretation of the Grand Cru of Oger, exclusive origin of the Chardonnay
grapes.
Ideal as an aperitif, it will perfectly accompany your
meals among friends, with a sole and crayfish stew, for example.
Heirs to a century of wine traditions and driven by a
real desire to reduce the environmental footprint, Aurore Chapuy and Elodie
Higonet-Chapuy cultivate their 9 hectares vineyard certified Haute Valeur
Environnementale, in part cultivated with horse, mainly planted with Chardonnay
in the Côte des Blancs (5 hectares), completed by the Pinot Noir and the
Meunier in the southern slopes of Epernay and in the Sézannais. They produce
each year in Oger around 80,000 bottles of champagnes with personality.
Champagne Chapuy
Rue de Champagne - Zone d’activité
51 190 Oger
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 51 30
Email: contact@champagne-chapuy.com
