Guide VERON des Champagnes 2016
(around 17 euros per bottle)
Careful
and traditional presentation.
Aspect :
·
White gold.
·
Fine bubbles.
·
Generous bead of foam.
Nose :
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Intense and radiant.
·
Initially
marked by the Pinot Noir (50%) carefully selected in the locality Chauffour, in
Aÿ, with some exciting scents of nice ripe red and black fruits (blueberry,
blackberry, blackcurrant and raspberry), coupled with a touch of spices.
·
The
Chardonnay (50%), also chosen in the terroir
of Aÿ (locality La Croix), then reveals its whole finesse and its elegance,
with fragrances of citrus fruits, mint, apple and pear compote, barely iodized.
·
Patience
is rewarded bu the appearance of aromas of honey and beeswax, moving towards toasted
exhalations, translations of the maturity of the cuvée obtained by 2 years of ageing on laths of the bottles before
disgorgement, with autolysis of the prise
de mousse yeasts.
Palate :
·
Neat and life-giving opening, definitely allowed by
the careful selection of the first juices (cuvée),
purer, during the pressing of the grapes.
·
The mouth then becomes dense, tasty and deliciously
mineral, enhanced by the tonic effervescence.
·
Warm finish, punctuated by spices.
·
Respectable length on the palate.
With this Brut
Grand Cru, Vincent Leboeuf, its producer, was able to put his expertise in the
service of the year 2012 to offer us a Champagne with personality, produced
without filtration but with a soft clarification with fish glue.
Champagne for all occasions, it will accompany with
dignity a rossini beef tenderloin, for example.
Located in Aÿ, historic Grand Cru of Champagne,
the Champagne House Pierre Leboeuf cultivates with passion its vineyard of 4.70
hectares, planted with Pinot Noir (80%) and Chardonnay (20%), spread of the
beautiful terroirs of Aÿ,
Avenay-Val-d’Or and Mutigny. A rigorous selection of the best grapes harvested
by hand and a gentle and inspired oenology give birth to around 25,000 bottles
of traditional Champagnes each year.
Champagne Pierre Leboeuf
11 rue Saint Vincent
51 160 Aÿ
France
Tel. : +33 (0)3 26 55 03 87
Fax. : +33 (0)3 26 55 75 90
www.champagne-pierre-leboeuf.fr
