Guide VERON des Champagnes 2020
(around
79 euros per bottle)
Mythical champagne
Harmonious bottle with a luxurious label.
Aspect:
Golden and bright.
Extremely fine bubbles.
Delicate bead of bubbles.
Nose:
Endless whirl of radiant fragrances, source of rare pleasure.
The Chardonnay, exclusive varietal, chosen in the Grands Crus of
Cramant, Avize, Oger and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, in the Côte des Blancs, elegantly
becomes more confident with aromas of apple and pear compote, candied citrus
fruits, apricot and grape.
Later, the vertiginous complexity takes us with its scents of honey,
chocolate and roasted coffee, signatures of the fullness of the cuvée obtained by 14 years of ageing on
laths of the bottles before riddling and disgorgement.
Palate:
Heady vital force, supported by the accurate dosage with 7 g/L of
sugar added at disgorgement, driven by the vibrant minerality of the chalk.
The mouth becomes caressing, sensual and generous, punctuated by subtle
spices and underlined by the refined effervescence.
Improbable balance at the end, between liveliness and creamy warmth.
Exceptional length on the palate.
Cédric
Jacopin, œnology and quality director of the Champagne house De Saint-Gall, was
able to orchestrate the patient ageing of this cuvée Orpale 2004 Grand Cru, to offer us the quintessence of the
Chardonnay in its best terroirs.
To taste as an aperitif or during festive meals, with quail fillets and
pineapple, for example.
Gathered around the most prestigious terroirs of Champagne
classified as Premiers and Grands Crus, between Côte des Blancs, Mountain of
Reims and Marne Valley, 2,000 wine growers from the Union Champagne united
within 14 cooperatives have been perpetuating with passion the endless quest
for excellence, started in 1966. A vinification perfectly controlled by the
team of oenologists in modern facilities, in Avize, gives birth each year to
around 2 million bottles of champagnes, variations inspired around noble champenois
terroirs, marketed under the brand de Saint Gall.
Champagne De Saint-Gall
7 rue Pasteur
51 190 Avize
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 94 22
Email: info@de-saint-gall.com
