jeudi 14 novembre 2019

Champagne Xavier Loriot - Fragment de Noirs Brut

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2019

(around 19 euros per bottle)

Sober and harmonious bottle.

Aspect:

Golden and bright.

Fine and dynamic bubbles.

Silky tears.

Nose:

Initially luxuriant and festive, the seductive harmony slowly structures itself.

Endless compilation of fragrances of red and black fruits compote, delicious signatures of the majority of Meunier (65%), emblematic of the brand, and of the Pinot Noir (35%), enhanced by a life-giving breath, iodized and mentholated.

Later, the cuvée becomes sensual with aromas of honey and marzipan highlighted by a touch of exotic fruits and spices, thanks to the patient ageing of the bottles (3 years) before riddling and disgorgement.

Palate:

Tonic attack driven by a dynamic effervescence.

The joyful tension, reinforced by the rigorous selection of the first juices (cuvée), purer, during the soft pressing of the grapes, gives way to a remarkable presence, supported by the generous dosage with 10 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement.

We find again the red fruits already perceived at the nose, driven by the exciting minerality of the terroir of Binson-et-Orquigny, Villers-sous-Châtillon and Reuil.

Very great length on the palate.

With this cuvée Fragment de Noirs Brut, Charlène Loriot and her father Xavier were able to accompany with accuracy the alchemy of vintages, Crus and varietals, to offer us an audacious champagne, with a dazzling vitality.

Ideal to accompany an aperitif dînatoire, or during a meal with a duck, cherries and courgette cannelloni, for example.

Founded in 1891 by George Jobert, the Champagne house Xavier Loriot has not ceased to establish its confident style for over 120 years, resolutely avant-gardist. A vineyard of 10.5 hectares, established on the right bank of the Marne Valley, cultivated with a real desire to reduce the environmental footprint, enables Charlène Loriot to express her overflowing œnological creativity since 2000, alongside her father Xavier and her sister Marine, to offer a collection of dazzling champagnes.

Champagne Xavier Loriot
38 rue du Lubre
51 700 Binson-et-Orquigny
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 58 08 28