Guide VERON des Champagnes 2015
(approximately 16 euros)
Settled in Avize since 1920, in the heart of the Cote des Blancs, the Champagne Herve Duvois cultivates with care its 7.5-hectare vineyard to elaborate and market around 25,000 bottles of quality Champagne per year.
Traditional and luxurious presentation.
Visual aspect :
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Golden with discreet tints of green.
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Abundant and fine bubbles.
· Discreet and persistent bead
Nose :
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Enticing, all in subtlety and elegance.
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At first complex, with aromas of almond, hazelnut, apple,
pear, white flowers and citrus fruits (lemon and grapefruit), inimitable
signatures of the Chardonnay, exclusive grape variety of the cuvee.
· Later, the nose reveals sensual nuances of chocolate, vanilla and cocoa, delightfully toasted and brioche-like, expressions of the Champagne's great maturity, obtained by a patient ageing on laths (4 years), with autolysis of the yeast of the bottle fermentation, in the deep chalk cellars of the estate.
Palate :
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Invigorating tension from the first taste, allowed by the
judicious blockage of the malolactic fermentation of 80% of the base wines,
sustained by a distinctive minerality, mark of the soils Grand Cru soils in the
Cote des Blancs area (Avize, Oger and Cramant).
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The mouth then unveils a captivating and melting warmth,
almost carnal, results of a great maturity of the grapes from the old vines (50
to 60 years old) with limited yields (80% from the 2007 harvest and 20% from
previous years).
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Dense finish, elevated by a hint of pepper.
· Very great length in the mouth.
With this cuvee Blanc de Blancs Brut Reserve Grand Cru, producer Herve Dubois signs a very successful and affordable Champagne Blanc de Blancs.
To enjoy during the aperitif, or even with a starter, to accompany a selection of lobsters with a crunchy salad with a balsamic vinegar and green asparagus, for example.
