jeudi 14 novembre 2019

Champagne Louis Massing - Brut Nature

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2019

(around 19 euros per bottle)

Sober and bright bottle predominantly silver coloured.

Aspect:

White gold, crystal-clear.

Delicate bubbles.
                                                                                                                                                       
Refined and persistent bead of foam.

Nose:

Elegant and subtle, with a seductive complexity.

Radiant aromas of citrus fruits, apple, pear and white flowers, deliciously iodized and highlighted by a spark of fresh mint, life-giving signatures of the Chardonnay, exclusive varietal of the champagne.

Later, the nose is revealed warmer with touches of honey and pastries, barely spicy, expressions of the perfectly controlled ageing of the champagne, first in vats (6 months) on yeast lees before bottling, and then in bottles (2 years) before riddling and disgorgement.

Palate:

Pure attack, reinforced by the rigorous selection of the best juices during the soft pressing of the whole grapes.

Tension and chalky minerality of the Côte des Blancs slowly step aside to give way to a generous and caressing roundness, supported by citrus fruits.

Dense and touching finish, underlined by a heady tension.

Remarkable length on the palate.

For this Brut Nature, Jean-Bernard Moroy, producer and cellar master of the Champagne house Louis Massing, was able to accompany with talent grapes carefully harvested by hand in 2013 to sign an inspired interpretation of the soul of the Grand Cru of Avize, without the embellishment of the dosage (no sugar added at disgorgement).

Ideal from aperitif to meal, with blue lobster round slices, Jerusalem artichokes and pincers with citrus fruits, for example.



Champagne Louis Massing
118 allée Jules Lucotte - P. A. the Paradis
51 190 Avize
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 52 92