Guide VERON des Champagnes 2019
(around
90 euros per bottle)
Mythical champagne
Sober and bright bottle. Label decorated with an
engraving of Aÿ in the XVIIth century, cradle of the Philipponnat
family.
Aspect:
Bright colour, reflection of the inspired
blending.
Delicate effervescence.
Scattered bubbles, in corolla.
Nose:
Sumptuous.
The delicate scents of apple, peach and
apricot of the Chardonnay gently interlace the radiant aromas of jammy red and
black fruits of the majority of Pinot Noir.
Later, the maturity of the cuvée is revealed with gentle notes of
pastries, joyful characteristic sign of 9 years of ageing on laths of the
bottles.
Palate:
Vertiginous purity obtained by the stop of
the malolactic fermentation of the base wines and by the adjusted dosage with
only 4.5 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement.
The mouth becomes generous and caressing,
punctuated by subtle spices thanks to the vinification in wood of a part of the
base wines.
Impressive length on the palate.
For this Cuvée 1522 Rosé - Millésime 2007
extra brut, Thierry Garnier, cellar master of the Champagne house Philipponnat,
summons with talent the noble terroirs:
Mareuil-sur-Aÿ and Le Clos des Goisses for the Pinot Noir of the red and rosé de saignée wines, Aÿ and the plot
« Léon », historic of the house, for 70% of the white wines of Pinot
Noir and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger for 30% of the white wines of Chardonnay.
To
taste during meals among friends, with a deer fillet and its acidulous
blueberries purée, for example.
Founded
in 1522, the Champagne house Philipponnat has passed down for nearly five
centuries the champenois values and
expertise, from generation to generation. A 17 hectares vineyard implanted in
exceptional terroirs, cultivated in a
continuing effort to reduce the environmental footprint (Haute Valeur
Environnementale certification), and an accurate and inspired œnology with
vinification and ageing of a part of the base wines in oak barrels, give birth
to a range of touching champagnes in the cellars of the castle of the XVIIth
century of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ.
Champagne
Philipponnat
13 Rue du Pont
51 160 Mareuil-sur-Aÿ
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 56 93 00
Email: info@philipponnat.com
