Guide VERON des Champagnes 2013
(around 26 Euros per bottle)
Brand of the Fontette cooperative winery, which groups 160 wine growers and producers, the Champagne House of Charles Collin produces and sells over one million bottles of Champagne a year, paying great attention to quality, on sites in Fontette and Essoyes.
A luxurious and alluring look for this Cuvée with such a tempting name produced in honour of Gabrielle Renard, born in Essoyes, preferred model of the famous painter Auguste Renoir, and nanny and mentor to his son Jean Renoir a renowned French film director.
Appearance :
· Pale
gold with green glints
· Fine,
plentiful perlage
· Elegant
bead
· Limpid and bright
Nose :
· Alluring,
fine and elegant, good expression of the 85% Chardonnay used in the blending
· Delicious
aromas of butter, brioche, gently toasted and roasted, an expression of the great
maurity of this Champagne obtained from carefully selected plots, with lengthy
ageing of the bottles sur lattes
· Developing
towards notes of citrus fruits (lemon, grapefruit), apple, pear and hazelnut, but
also more subtly of prunes thanks to the 15% Pinot Noir
· Very slightly woody note, thanks to ageing the liqueur d’expédition in oak barrels, added to the dosage after disgorgement of the bottles
Palate :
· Pure,
mineral attack
· The
palate is enhanced by a lively and refreshing tension, a beautiful image of
2006 vintage from which this entire cuvée is obtained, intensified by a
meticulous separation of the first run wine or «cœur de cuvée» during the
grape pressing
· Aromas
of hazelnut, honey, apricot and raisin
· Spicy
finish (liquorice)
· Considerable length on the palate
With this Cuvée La Belle Gabrielle, Guillaume Cartier, Chef de Cave of the Champagne House of Charles Collin, signs his name to Champagne with incredible personality, a source of great pleasure and a wonderful reward for a wine growing and making technique resolutely aimed at quality.
An ideal aperitif
and well suited throughout a meal, for example with French sautéed scallops and
caramelised endives.
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