lundi 8 juin 2020

Champagne Doyard – La Libertine

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2013

(approx. 118 Euros per bottle)
Tasting Evening of a selection of great Champagne cuvées
Mythical Champagne

 

Closely linked to the history of Champagne for 12 generations, the Doyard family produces its Champagnes with passion, with over 10 hectares of vineyard, in the cru of Vertus, Oger, Le Mesnil sur Oger, Avize, Cramant and Aÿ.

 

A superb bottle. Incomparable presentation, similar to the first bottles of Champagne of the XVIII century, with a manually applied cage made of cord held in place with sealing wax.

Appearance :

·        Pale gold with green glints

·        Very fine, subtle perlage

·        Limpid

·        Generous tears

Nose :

·       Pulpy with rare complexity, obtained by carefully blending 3 to 5 different vintages

·       Initially voluptuous, with notes of honey, beeswax, butter, caramel and white chocolate, thanks to the lengthy ageing sur lattes of the bottles (10 years), before disgorgement

·       Sensual scents of citrus fruits (lemon, grapefruit), apricot and peach, delicately minty, distinctive characteristics of the Chardonnay, predominant varietal of this cuvée

·       Subtle woody notes, with a vanilla and cinnamon base, the result of partially ageing the base wines in wood

Palate :

·       Sensual and complex, round and honey-like, the result of a generous dosage, with 65g/L of sugar added at disgorgement, in the form of a specially-produced liqueur with cane sugar dissolved in Champagne over 20 years old stored in magnums and jeroboams

·       Wonderful liveliness, pure and mineral, which develops little by little during tasting

·       Particularly subtle effervescence due to a pressure of only 4 bar obtained during a mastered prise de mousse

·        Delicious notes of nougat, lychee, Turkish delight, candied apple and pear

·       Deliciously acidulous and prolonged finish

·       Remarkable length on the palate

With this Cuvée la Libertine that literally enchants the senses; Yannick Doyard presents a subtle indulgence, at the same time ample and silky, a true champenois jewel, and the result of 10 years of exhaustive research. It represents a unique occasion to discover what the very first Champagnes were like. An absolute must have.  

Drink alone as an aperitif, or why not during a meal, with pan-fried foie gras with caramelised pineapple.

For more information:

Champagne Doyard

39, avenue du général Leclerc

51 130 Vertus

FRANCE

Tel : +33 03 26 52 14 74

Fax : +33 03 26 52 24 02

Email : champagne.doyard@hexanet.fr

Website : www.champagnedoyard.fr