jeudi 30 avril 2020

Champagne Chardonnet et Fils – Cuvée Prestige Brut Grand Cru

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2015

(Approximately 26 euros a bottle)

 

Third generation of wine growers at Avize, the Champagne Chardonnet & Fils carefully grows his 6-hectare vineyard, of which 50% in the Côte des Blancs (Chardonnays), and 50% in the Surmelin valley, at Celles-les-Condé (two thirds of Pinot Noir and a third of Pinot Meunier), to develop and market approximately 30,000 bottles of quality Champagnes every year.

 

Elegant, very successful presentation.

 

Visual Aspect: 

 

·        Intense gold, with discreet green tinges.

·        Fine bubbles.

·        Sophisticated bead of bubbles.

 

Nose:

 

·        Warm and blooming, thanks to the respect for a period of three months between disgorgement and shipping.

·        Great maturity thanks to 5 years of ageing on laths of the bottles before disgorgement, with scents of honey and Viennese pastries, delicately toasted.

·        Sensual and discreet woodiness, slightly spiced (vanilla), result of the élevage of the base wines for one year, in oak barrels made by Jérôme Viard (cooperage of Champagne-Ardenne).

·        The Chardonnay, the exclusive grape variety of the vintage, finally shows itself with intoxicating fragrances of apple, pear, white flowers, walnut and hazelnut, subtly iodized.

 

Palate:

 

·        Pure straightaway, supported by a striking tension and minerality, signatures of the plot of old vines (60 years) located in the terroir of Avize, where the grapes have been selected in 2006.

·        We find the woodiness evoked in the nose, a bit reserved, supported by a soft effervescence.

·        Warm and dense finish, thanks to the sensible malolactic fermentation of the base wines.

·        Remarkable length on the palate.

 

With this cuvée Prestige Brut Grand Cru, Lionel Chardonnet, the producer, managed to implement a rigorous and inspired vine growing and enology to propose us a Champagne of of excellent structure.

 

To enjoy for the aperitif or during a meal, to accompany a roasted supreme of guinea fowl with tarragon, for example.

 

Champagne Chardonnet et Fils

7 rue de l'Abattoir

51 190 Avize

Tél : +33 (0)3 26 57 78 30

Fax : +33 (0)3 26 57 84 46

mail : champagne.chardonnet.et.fils@wanadoo.fr

http://www.champagnechardonnetetfils.fr