mercredi 16 octobre 2019

Champagne Guy de Chassey - Cuvée Antide - Grand Cru

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2020
(around 37 euros per bottle)

Elegant and festive presentation. Poetic name, homage to the ancestor shared by the 2 sides of the family.

Aspect:

Golden, brilliant and crystal-clear.

Delicate bubbles.

Fine bead of foam.

Nose:

Radiant generosity, source of rare emotions.

The aromas of red and black fruits, signatures of the Pinot Noir harvested in 2011 (50%) sensually mingle with outstanding scents of white fruits, white flowers, characteristic signs of the Chardonnay harvested in 2012 (50%).

Later, the maturity of the champagne is revealed with touching touches of honey and pastries obtained by 4 years of patient ageing of the bottles.

Palate:

Brilliant vitality at the opening, thanks to the selection of the purest juices during the soft pressing of the grapes, reinforced by the timely stop of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines.

The mouth becomes sensual, supported by the dosage with 8 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement, supported by reserved woody notes and punctuated by soft spices, result of the vinification and then ageing of the base wines in oak barrels.

Deliciously acidulous finish, highlighted by the minerality of the old plots of vines established in Grands Crus.

Endless length on the palate.

For this heady Cuvée Antide - Grand Cru, Ingrid de Chassey, its producer, put her feminine sensitivity in the service of the inspired blending of the varietals and vintages.

To taste from aperitif to meal, with a poultry escalope and cream, for example.

Established in the heart of the Mountain of Reims, the Champagne house Guy de Chassey has been perpetuating with passion the champenois traditions, fabulous heritages of 7 generations of wine growers. Nowadays, Ingrid de Chassey and her mother Marie-Odile put their oenological creativity in the service of the grapes rigorously selected in the 9.5 hectares of the wine estate spread over the Grands Crus of Louvois and Bouzy (two thirds) and over the Premier Cru of Tauxières-Mutry (one third) to compose each year around 60,000 bottles of exciting champagnes.

Champagne Guy de Chassey
1 place de la demi-lune
51 150 Louvois
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 04 45
www.champagne-guy-de-chassey.com