vendredi 24 janvier 2020

Champagne Philippe Gonet - Champagne TER Blanc


Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
(around 45 euros per bottle)

Luxurious bottle, created in 2016 for the TER collection, by moulding a bottle from the 18th century found in 2010 in the cellars of the House dug in 1783.

Aspect:

Golden.

Delicate bubbles.

Fine bead of foam.

Nose:

Sensual aromatic breath, enhanced by the vinification and the ageing of the base wines for 6 months in temperature controlled casks of 60 hL.

The Chardonnay, exclusive varietal of the Champagne, unveils touching touches of apple, pear and candied citrus fruits driven by an iodized and mentholated breath.

Later, the radiant maturity reveals gentle notes of pastries, barely toasted and spicy, result of 4 years of ageing on laths of the bottles before disgorgement.

Palate:

Delicious tension at the opening, supported by the chalky minerality, highlighted by the timely stop of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines and by the adjusted dosage with only 3 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement.

The mouth becomes a sensual and tasty caress.

Dense finish.

Remarkable length on the palate.

For this champagne TER Blanc Extra Brut, Pierre Gonet, its producer was able to orchestrate with sensitivity the osmosis of three essential localities of Champagne, in equal parts: Les Hautes Mottes in the Grand Cru of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, En Vozémieux in the Grand Cru of Oger and Les Corrigniers in the Premier Cru of Ludes.

To taste as an aperitif ou during festive meals, with a marinated sea bass and yellow lemon, for example.

From a long line of wine growers, Chantal Gonet and to her brother Pierre, seventh generation, have been perpetuating with talent the family champenois traditions in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. A vineyard of 19 hectares composed of 45 plots in the greatest terroirs of Champagne, cultivated using sustainable viticulture, and a gentle and accurate œnology with parcelled vinifications, give birth each year to around 210,000 bottles of exceptional Champagnes, to establish the signature of the Champagne House Philippe Gonet on the best tables.

Champagne Philippe Gonet
1 et 3 rue de la Brèche of Oger
51190 Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 53 47