vendredi 11 octobre 2019

Champagne Cheurlin-Dangin - Cuvée Florence Blanc de Blancs

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2020

(around 25 euros per bottle)

Sober, luxurious and bright bottle.

Aspect:

Golden and brilliant.

Refined and festive bubbles.

Elegant bead of foam, persistent.

Nose:

Complex, radiant and sensual.

The Chardonnay, exclusive varietal of the champagne, affirms its delicacy, initially shy, and then open with its aromas of apple, pear, citrus fruits and white flowers mixed with heady scents of exotic fruits obtained by the perfect control of the alcoholic fermentation of the base wines.

Later, the maturity of the cuvée is revealed with fragrances of pastries and then of roasted coffee, results of the long ageing on laths of the bottles, with patient autolysis of the prise de mousse yeasts before riddling and disgorgement.

Palate:

Brilliant vitality at the opening, characteristic sign of the purity of the first juices rigorously selected during the soft pressing of the grapes, respecting the champenois tradition.

Later, the tension gives way to a creamy roundness obtained by the judicious fulfilment of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines and by the adjusted dosage during the disgorgement.

Dense and balanced finish, complemented by the silky effervescence.

Endless length on the palate.

With this Cuvée Florence Blanc de Blancs, Thomas Cheurlin, wine grower, signs a joyful interpretation of the Chardonnay in the beautiful terroirs of the Côte des Bar.

To taste from aperitif to meal, with seafood and white fish casserole, for example.

From a long line of wine growers, Thomas Cheurlin, driven by a real desire to reduce the environmental footprint, cultivates with passion, in the Côte des Bar, his 22 hectares vineyard certified Terra Vitis and Haute Valeur Environnementale. Grapes harvested by hand at perfect ripeness are delicately pressed in the pressing centre of the Champagne house Cheurlin-Dangin completed in 2012, and then vinified with accuracy to compose an inspired range of authentic champagnes.

Champagne Cheurlin-Dangin
17 grande rue
10 110 Celles-sur-Ource
Tel.: +33 (0)3 25 38 50 26