Guide VERON des Champagnes 2016
(around 47 euros per bottle)
Sober and luxurious presentation.
Aspect :
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Golden and bright.
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Fine effervescence.
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Elegant bead of bubbles.
Nose :
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Touching, source of a rare
pleasure.
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Well defined maturity, with
captivating aromas of pastries, cocoa and roasted coffee, result of 9 years of
ageing on laths of the bottles before disgorgement.
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The Chardonnay (50%) then
takes us into a heady farandole of scents, composed of apricot and raisin,
citrus fruits, apple and pear, underlined by an iodized and mentholated breath.
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Fragrances of red and black
fruits, carried by delicate spices, signatures of the black varietals (41% of
Pinot Noir and 9% of Pinot Meunier).
Palate :
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Lively attack thanks to the adjusted dosage, with only
6.5 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement, reinforced by the selection of the
purest juices (cuvée), during the
soft pressing of the grapes.
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The mouth then becomes gentle, sensual and caressing,
enhanced by the vibrant minerality, an unforgettable characteristic sign of the
Premiers and Grands Crus of origin of the grapes (Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Chouilly,
Mailly-Champagne, Bergères-les-Vertus, Cumières, Sacy, …), at perfect ripeness.
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Warm finish.
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Great length on the palate.
Claude Dervin, 3rd generation of Chef de Cave (from father to son) of the Champagne House Joseph Perrier, and his son Jérôme Dervin who replace him since May 2014, were able to draw out the quintessence of the abundance of 2004, to compose an unforgettable Cuvée Royale Brut Millésimée 2004.
Ideal
from aperitif to meal, with a rack of venison with girolle mushrooms, for
example.
Located in Châlons-en-Champagne since
1825, the Champagne House Joseph Perrier, historic player of the Vytriat, is
based on a vineyard of 21 hectares, a stable grape supply thanks to the wine
growers loyal to the House, around 3 km of maturing cellar and renovated
production tool to produce and market around 750,000 bottles of
highly-expressive Champagnes each year.
