jeudi 17 octobre 2019

Champagne Angélique Lacroix - L’écrin By Angel

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2020


(around 42 euros per bottle)

Refined numbered bottle in a magnificent purple box, evocative of the Meunier and effective protection against light.

Aspect:

Golden and brilliant.

Fine and dynamic bubbles.

Fine bead of bubbles.

Nose:

Radiant, powerful and elegant, it takes us into an endless and graceful aromatic whirl.

The fragrances of red and black fruits (strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrant and blackberry), liquorice and kirsch, lovingly interlace the scents of citrus fruits, nice ripe apple and pear, highlighted by a mentholated breath, signatures of the Meunier, exclusive varietal of the champagne.

Palate:

Heady vitality at the opening, highlighted by the absence of dosage (no sugar added at disgorgement) and supported by the minerality.

The mouth establishes itself, dense and harmonious, coupled with a delicate structure and cadenced by the lively effervescence.

We find again the red fruits and citrus fruits at the end, punctuated by soft spices, supported by a breath of freshness and a beautiful bitterness.

Remarkable length on the palate.

With this reserved cuvée L’écrin By Angel (738 bottles), Angélique Lacroix was able to accompany with gentleness grapes of Meunier to enhance the original clay-limestone terroir of Montigny-sous-Châtillon and reveal all its force and purity.

Ideal for a buffet dinner among friends or a romantic meal with coated piccatas of sweetbread and truffles, for example.

Driven by the desire to perpetuate the family traditions handed down from her paternal grandmother and then from her father, Angélique Lacroix joined the family wine estate in 2010 to create her own brand of champagnes. Perfectionist, she puts her feminine sensitivity in the service of the bunches of grapes of the 3 champenois varietals, carefully harvested by hand in plots cultivated in the greatest respect of the environment in the terroirs of the Marne Valley. She crafts a range of touching champagnes, mainly from Meunier (70%).

Champagne Angélique Lacroix
Rue des Acacias
Montigny-sous-Châtillon
51 700 Châtillon-sur-Marne
Tel.: +33 (0)6 86 80 59 89