Guide VERON des Champagnes 2019
(around 18 euros per bottle)
Traditional
and luxurious presentation.
Aspect:
Golden and brilliant.
Refined
bubbles.
Delicate bead
of foam, persistent.
Nose:
Radiant
compilation of outstanding fragrances.
The sensual
aromas of apple, pear, citrus fruits and white flowers, elegant signatures of
the Chardonnay (50%), subtly mingle with scents of red and black fruits
(strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrant, blueberry and blackberry), delicious
characteristic signs of the Pinot Noir (50%).
Later, the
nose becomes warmer with notes of honey supported by a tinge of cocoa,
expressions of the beautiful maturity of the Champagne house thanks to a long
ageing on laths of the bottles (3 years), before riddling and disgorgement.
Palate:
Balanced attack,
entre liveliness obtained by the timely stop of the malolactic fermentation of
the base wines, and caressing roundness reinforced by a generous dosage, with
12 g/L of grape sugar added at disgorgement.
We find again
the red and white fruits already perceived at the nose, driven by the adjusted
effervescence and highlighted by the douce minerality.
Intense
finish, barely
spicy.
Great length
on the palate.
For this cuvée Carte Verte, Frédéric Roger,
cellar master of the Champagne house Cristian Senez, was able to compose the
inspired blending of the varietals, of the terroirs
of Fontette and of the years (60% from 2013 and 40% of reserve wines), to offer
us a seductive, dense and balanced champagne.
Ideal from
aperitif to meal, with a monkfish, autumn breadcrumbs and its fig sauce, for
example.
Established
in Fontette, in the Côte des Bar, the Champagne house Cristian Senez founded in
1973, now directed by Angélique and Frédéric Roger, assisted by their daughter
Marion, tries its hardest to produce each year around 415,000 bottles of a
range of joyful champagnes, of which 30% are reserved for exportation. Modern
facilities, with vertical presses and stainless steel vats, enable them to
accompany with gentleness and accuracy grapes from their 28 hectares wine
estate, in the respect of the champenois
traditions.
Champagne Cristian Senez
6 grande rue
10 360 Fontette
Tel.: +33 (0)3 25 29 60 62
Email: contact@champagne-senez.com
