lundi 20 janvier 2020

Champagne Pointillart-Leroy - Corps et Esprit - Brut Premier Cru


Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
 (around 20 euros per bottle)

Radiant and sober bottle.

Aspect:

Golden, coupled with reserved green glints.

Fine bubbles, evanescent.

Fine bead of foam.

Nose:

Exciting aromatic melody, source of outstanding emotions.

Aromas of citrus fruits, apple, pear, pineapple, white flowers and hazelnut, heady signatures of the Chardonnay, exclusive varietal of the Champagne, harvested by hand in 2010.

Later, the nose unveils the radiant maturity of the cuvée, result of 6 years of patient ageing on laths of the bottles before riddling and disgorgement, with sensual aromas of honey and beeswax, punctuated by improbables spices.

Palate:

Tasty liveliness at the opening, obtained by the fulfilment of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines and by the 9 g/L of sugar added during the dosage.

The mouth is revealed warm, underlined by the particular minerality of the Premier Cru clay-limestone terroir of Ecueil, dans the small Mountain of Reims.

Deliciously acidulous finish, supported by an iodized breath.

Great length on the palate.

For this cuvée Corps et Esprit - Brut Premier Cru, Juliette Pointillart was able to blend with talent the generosity of the clay-limestone terroir of Ecueil (premier Cru) with the fineness and the elegance of the spirit of the Chardonnay, to offer us this jewel with a very good value for money.

Ideal partner for the aperitif and meals among friends, with a boneless quail and foie gras, for example.

Directed since 2012 by Juliette Pointillart, dynamic and passionate wine grower, the Champagne House Pointillart-Leroy, founded in 1910, has been perpetuating the founding values of sharing and mutual aid. The 22 plots of the wine estate (more than 5 hectares) exclusively established in premier Cru (85% in Ecueil), cultivated with the real desire to reduce the environmental footprint, composed of the three champenois varietals (70% of Pinot Noir, 16% of Chardonnay and 14% of Meunier) are behind an inspired range of great quality Champagnes.

Champagne Pointillart-Leroy
4 Rue de Villers-aux-Nœuds
51500 Ecueil
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 49 77 24