jeudi 2 avril 2020

Champagne Collet – Brut Vintage 2006 Collection Privée

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2016

(around 56 euros per bottle)

Luxurious presentation. Numbered bottle.

Aspect :

 

·        Golden, with bright emerald glints.

·        Fine bubbles.

·        Delicate bead of bubbles.

 

Nose :

 

·        Initially reserved, it becomes radiant to take us into a captivating and endless waltz of harmonious fragrances.

·        Generous aromas of gingerbread and caramel, evolving towards blond tobacco and roasted coffee, expressions of the well-defined maturity of the cuvée obtained by a patient ageing on laths of the bottles before disgorgement (7 years), underlined by reserved woody notes.

·        Later, the Pinot Noir (34%) is unveiled with scents of candied red fruits, mingled with elegant fragrances of citrus fruits, pineapple, apricot and raisin, signatures of the Chardonnay (66%) vinified and aged in oak barrels (1 to 6 years old) for 6 months.

 

Palate :

 

·        Pure attack, allowed by the rigorous selection of the first juices (cuvée) during the pressing of the grapes, and by the timely stop of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines of Chardonnay briefly aged in wood.

·        The mouth then reveals a tasty balance, deep and sensual.

·        Delicious finish, supported by an intense minerality.

·        Impressive length on the palate.

 

With this Brut Vintage 2006 Collection Privée (limited edition of 10,000 bottles), Sébastien Walasiak, Chef de Cave of the Champagne House Collet, was able to blend the best Premiers and Grands Crus of Champagne, selected with tasting before blending, to enhance the year 2006 and to offer us an unforgettable moment of pleasure.

To taste during gourmet meals, to accompany quail fillet with morels, for example.

Established in Aÿ since 1921, Grand Cru located in the heart of the Champagne area, the Champagne House Collet, oldest cooperative of Champagne (Coopérative Générale des Vignerons de la Champagne Délimitée – COGEVI), gathers 700 wine growers who cultivate 750 hectares of vineyard around the same passion : produce Champagnes with personality, in the service of the gastronomy.

Champagne Collet
14 boulevard Pasteur
CS 30008
51 160 Aÿ
France
Tel. : +33 (0)3 26 55 15 88
Fax. : +33 (0)3 26 54 02 40
Email : info@champagne-collet.com
www.champagne-collet.com