lundi 27 janvier 2020

Champagne A et J Demière - EGREG’OR Brut 2010


Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
(around 60 euros per bottle)

Elegant jewel bottle, in a splendid box. Original cap in patinated copper.

Aspect:

Golden, intense.

Bubbles of a rare finesse.

Nose:

Radiant waltz of sensual aromas.

The Meunier, exclusive varietal of the Champagne, carefully selected in 2010, is immediately revealed, heady, with its fragrances of red and black fruits punctuated by touches of spices, and highlighted by a mentholated breath.

The maturity is then revealed with its warm notes of caramel and cocoa, subtly roasted, results of 5 years of patient ageing of the bottles before disgorgement.

Palate:

Pure attack, obtained by the selection of the best juices at pressing of grapes (tête de cuvée), reinforced by the timely stop of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines.

The mouth becomes caressing, between reserved power and elegance, thanks to the generous dosage, with 10 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement, enhanced by the mineral tension of the chalky terroir of Fleury-la-Rivière and by the subtle and creamy effervescence obtained by a light prise de mousse (4.5 bars instead of 6).

Deliciously acidulous finish.

Endless length on the palate.

With this cuvée EGREG’OR Brut 2010 and its poetic name, mysterious reference to Latin « Egregius » which means « stood out, exceptional », used by Victor Hugo in La légende des siècles in 1859, Jérôme Niziolek-Demière, artisan wine grower, offers us a remarkable Champagne, but especially a high level wine.

To taste during meals among friends, with a turbot, for example.

Founded in 1936 in Fleury-la-Rivière, the Champagne House A et J Demière has been perpetuating the family tradition of love for Champagne. Since 1998, in a continuing effort to reduce the environmental footprint, Audrey and Jérôme, third generation, cultivate their vineyard of 8 hectares to compose with talent, in their new facilities, around 70,000 bottles per year of a range inspired by highly expressive Champagnes.

Champagne A et J Demière
2 rue Dom Pérignon
51480 Fleury-la-Rivière
Cel.: +33 (0)6 82 34 62 22
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 58 43 36