Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
(around 46
euros per bottle)
Original and refined
presentation.
Aspect:
Pale gold,
crystal-clear.
Fine and festive
effervescence.
Bead of eminent bubbles,
persistent.
Nose:
Radiant nose.
Delicate compilation of
scents of citrus fruits, apricot and raisin, apple and pear, peppered with
notes of almond and hazelnut, supported by an iodized and mentholated breath,
expressions of the Chardonnay.
Patience is rewarded by
the appearance of aromas of honey and beeswax, expressions of the maturity of the cuvée obtained by 6 years of ageing on laths of the bottles before
disgorgement, in the deep cellars of the House, in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.
Palate:
Lively opening,
supported by a delicious tension, chalky characteristic sign of the privileged terroir of the three plots of old vines
of the Clos Cazals (50 years in average), in the Grand Cru of Oger.
The silky and creamy
texture, obtained by the fulfilment of the malolactic fermentation of the base
wines and by the accurate dosage, with 6 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement,
and driven by the dynamic effervescence, provides a rare pleasure,
Deliciously acidulous
finish, barely spicy, perhaps thanks to the passage in oak barrels of 10% of
the base wines.
Endless length on the
palate.
With this cuvée La Chapelle du Clos 2009, Delphine Cazals was able to vinify
with talent grapes harvested by hand at perfect ripeness, to sign a great blanc de blancs, vibrant homage to her
ancestors.
To taste as an aperitif,
but also to taste during a meal, with steamed prawns, for example.
Founded in 1897 par
Ernest Cazals, the Champagne House Cazals has been perpetuating with love the
family traditions. A vineyard of 9 hectares exclusively composed of Chardonnay
and cultivated with respect for nature, with a Clos of 3,70 hectares
particularly well-exposed in Oger (Grand Cru of the Côte des Blancs), property
of the House since the 1950’s, and a controlled œnology, give birth to an
inspired range of highly expressive Champagnes.
Champagne Claude Cazals
28 rue du Grand Mont
51190 Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 52
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Email:
contact@champagne-cazals.fr
