vendredi 11 octobre 2019

Champagne Benoît Tassin - Brut Rosé

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2020

(around 26 euros per bottle)

Engraved bottle, with a traditional presentation.

Aspect:

Deep and bright colour, result of a 4 days maceration.

Dynamic effervescence.

Fine bead of foam, persistent.

Nose:

Generous delicacy, driven by outstanding aromas of red and black fruits (cherry, raspberry, strawberry, blackcurrant, blackberry and blueberry) coupled with delicate spirituous touches, sensual characteristic signs of the Pinot Noir, carefully harvested by hand in 2016, of which 20% are crushed by feet and 80% are put into vats (whole grapes) for a semi-carbonic maceration.

Later, the subtle scents of spices and roasted touches show the emerging maturity of the champagne obtained by the ageing on laths of the bottles, before riddling and disgorgement on the spot.

Palate:

Beautiful presence at the opening, enhanced by the accurate dosage with 10 g/L of cane sugar added at disgorgement.

The mouth is revealed balanced, fleshy and warm, supported by a round and silky structure and highlighted by a soft effervescence.

We find again on the palate the red and black fruits already perceived at the nose, in a dense finish, deliciously acidulous and mineral, punctuated by spices.

Remarkable length on the palate.

With this Brut Rosé, Benoît Tassin offers us a high level champagne rosé made by maceration, source of rare emotions, completion of a perfectly controlled vinification.

Ideal as an aperitif or during a meal, with a red fruits crumble, for example.

While his son Clément and his daughters Cyrielle and Auriane progressively become involved in the wine estate and old bottles museum (certified Vineyards and Discoveries) activities, Benoît Tassin, heir to 7 generations of wine growers, cultivates his 4.75 hectares vineyard composed of 14 plots established in Essoyes and Celles-sur-Ource, to produce each year with accuracy around 16,000 bottles of joyful champagnes.

Champagne Benoît Tassin
6 rue de l’église
10 110 Celles-sur-Ource
Tel.: +33 (0)3 25 38 52 27