Guide VERON des Champagnes 2016
(around 14 euros per bottle)
Traditional
presentation, very neat.
Aspect :
·
Pale yellow,
decorated with bright green glints.
·
Fine en dynamic bubbles.
·
Delicate bead of
bubbles, persistent on the periphery of the flute after service.
Nose :
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Charming, it expresses a great
aromatic complexity.
·
The Chardonnay (50%),
harvested ripe in a clayey-calcareous plot of Polisot,
south-faicing at mid-slope, is immediately revealed with some elegant hints of
apple, pear, citrus fruits, almond, hazelnut and exotic fruits, coupled with a
touching iodized and mentholated note.
·
Later, the nose evolves
towards scents of red and black fruits (blackberry, raspberry, blackcurrant,
cherry and plum), expressions of the Pinot Noir (50%).
Palate :
·
Frank attack, result of a careful selection of the
first juices (cuvée), during the soft
pressing of the grapes.
·
The mouth then becomes ample and caressing, with notes
of honey and caramel, allowed by the judicious fulfillment of the malolactic
fermentation of the base wines, and reinforced by the generous dosage with 10
g/L of sugar added at disgorgement.
·
Festive
effervescence.
·
Gentle and warm finish, barely spicy.
·
Good length on the palate.
With this Cuvée de
Réserve, Eric Patour, its producer, was able to compose the blending
inspired by his best base wines from 2012, to offer us a pleasure Champagne,
with great value for money.
To taste
from aperitif to meal, between friends, with a duckling roasted on a rack, for
example.
Wine grower in Ville-sur-Arce, in the
heart of the Côte des Bar, the Champagne House Eric Patour cultivates its
vineyard of 7 hectares, established in the terroirs
of Polisy, Polisot, Landreville et Viviers-sur-Artaut, in the greatest respect
of the environment. A rigorous oenology and the selection of best plots of the
wine estate give birth each year to 20,000 bottles of quality Champagne,
exclusively marketed in France, to individuals.
Champagne Eric Patour
11 rue du vivier
10 110
Celles-sur-Ource
France
Tel. : +33 (0)3
25 38 25 33
Email
: eric.patour@orange.fr
