jeudi 23 janvier 2020

Champagne Gaidoz Forget - Cuvée Bertille 2009


Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
(around 38 euros per bottle)

Luxurious presentation. Cork held by the ancestral hemp string.

Aspect:

Brilliant.

Very fine bubbles.

Refined bead of bubbles.

Nose:

Sensual and endless breath.

The aromas of candied red and black fruits, signatures of the majority of black varietals (35% Pinot Noir and 28% Meunier) embrace the delicate touches of white flowers, citrus fruits, apple and pear, characteristic sign of the Chardonnay (37%).

Later, the nose becomes caressing, with generous notes of pastries and roasted coffee, expressions of the joyful maturity obtained by 6 years of patient ageing of the bottles before disgorgement.

Palate:

Straight opening, definitely obtained by the selection of the juices from the first pressing (tête de cuvée) during the pressing of the grapes, but also by the timely stop of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines.

The vertiginous minerality gives way to a sensual gentleness, with subtle woody notes thanks to the vinification and to the ageing of the base wines in oak barrels which are from 1 to 10 years old, with bâtonnages.

Fresh finish, barely spicy.

Endless length on the palate.

Luc Gaidoz was able to accompany with sensitivity and accuracy grapes chosen in his plots of old vines, without racking, nor filtration, nor clarification, as it was before, to compose in honour of his daughter Bertille this eponymous cuvée, inspired interpretation of the beautiful year 2009.

To taste during gourmet meals, with a milk-fed veal and roasted sesame, for example.

Independent wine grower settled in Ludes, in the Mountain of Reims, the Champagne House Gaidoz Forget, now directed by Anne and Luc Gaidoz, assisted by their daughter Bertille, has been perpetuating the champenois expertise for more than 4 generations. Certified Haute Valeur Environnementale, it cultivates with passion its vineyard of 10 hectares planted with the 3 champenois varietals (Pinot Noir, Meunier and Chardonnay), to produce with talent around 80,000 bottles per year of authentic Champagnes.

Champagne Gaidoz Forget
1 rue Carnot
51500 Ludes
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 61 13 03