Guide VERON des Champagnes 2017
(around
145 euros per bottle)
Mythical Champagne
Splendid bottle, handmade original creation.
Aspect:
Golden.
Remarkable
finesse of bubbles.
Scattered
bead of bubbles, refined.
Nose:
Sensual
procession of touching perfumes.
Generous
aromas of red and black fruits, punctuated by spices, signatures of the black
varietals (50% of Pinot Noir and 10% of Meunier).
Later,
the Chardonnay (40%) gradually establishes its elegance, between scents of
white fruits, citrus and exotic fruits, enhanced by an iodized breath.
The
fabulous maturity takes us at last, with its scents of honey and pastries,
delicately roasted, result of the patient ageing on laths of the bottles (8
years) in deep century-old cellars of the House, dug into the chalk in Aÿ,
before riddling on rack and manual disgorgement (on the spot).
Palate:
Heady
balance from the opening, served by the silky effervescence.
The
mouth becomes soft, sensual and deep, thanks to the accurate dosage with 7.5
g/L of sugar added at disgorgement.
Tasty
finish, barely spicy, supported by an accurate freshness and a touching
minerality.
Fabulous
length on the palate.
With this cuvée Esprit
Couture, Sébastien Walasiak, cellar master of the Champagne House Collet, was
able to select with care, in 2006, ten terroirs
among the Premiers and Grands Crus, to vinify them separately, to sign a
captivating Champagne, and offer us a moment of grace, delicate and
magnificent.
Ideal to accompany gourmet meals, with a wing of pheasant and black
truffles, for example.
Gathering 750 passionate wine growers in Aÿ, the Champagne House
Collet, oldest cooperative of Champagne (coopérative générale des vignerons de
la Champagne délimitée - COGEVI) put its dynamism in the service of the
Champagne area since 1921. A selection of the best terroirs (mostly in Premiers and Grands Crus), carefully vinified
in small volumes, gives birth to a range of high level Champagnes, translation
of the champenois diversity.
Champagne Collet
14 boulevard Pasteur
CS 30008
51 160 Aÿ
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 55 15 88
