mercredi 13 novembre 2019

Champagne Sendron Destouches - L’Authentique Brut Nature

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2019

(around 18 euros per bottle)

Original and harmonious presentation.

Aspect:

Golden and brilliant.

Fine and dynamic bubbles.

Reserved bead of foam.

Nose:

Sensual and endless aromatic harmony.

Joyful fragrances of candied red and black fruits and kirsch, driven by a mentholated breath and supported by delicate touches of spices, captivating signatures of the black varietals (90% of Meunier and 10% of Pinot Noir).

Later, the nose becomes generous with heady scents of caramel, cocoa and roasted coffee, thanks to 6 years of patient ageing on laths of the bottles, before riddling and disgorgement.

Palate:

Beautiful vitality at the opening, definitely obtained by the absence of dosage (no sugar added at disgorgement).

The mouth becomes caressing, deep and warm, reinforced by the judicious fulfilment of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines.

Deliciously acidulous finish, punctuated by soft spices and highlighted by a delicate effervescence.

Great length on the palate.

For this radiant cuvée L’Authentique Brut Nature, Dominique Sendron, its producer, was able to blend with talent wines from 2011 (50%) and reserve wines from 2010 and 2009 (50%), to reveal the bright personality of the terroir of Le Breuil, exclusive origin of the grapes.

To taste from aperitif to meal, with a Peking duck fillet, soy honey and balsamic vinegar, for example.

Driven by the passion of vineyard and wine work, true to the values handed down by the generations who have succeeded one another since the beginning of the XIXth century, Dominique Sendron continues her endless quest for excellence since 1996. She cultivates with care her 3.60 hectares vineyard, planted with Meunier (85%), Pinot Noir (10%) and Chardonnay (5%), in the slopes facing south of Le Breuil, in the Surmelin Valley, to produce with accuracy, each year, around 14,000 bottles of touching champagnes, marketed under the brand created in 1964 by her parents.

Champagne Sendron Destouches
10 rue de la Blâtrerie
51 210 Le Breuil
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 59 26 72