Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
(around 27 euros per
bottle)
Original and luxurious
bottle.
Aspect:
Golden and
crystal-clear.
Fine bubbles.
Reserved bead of foam.
Nose:
Intense and touching
aromatic harmony, obtained by the respect of a long period between disgorgement
and shipment (minimum 4 months).
The Chardonnay,
exclusive varietal of the Champagne, slowly unveils its fragrances of candied
citrus fruits, apple and white flowers, enhanced by a sensual woody breath,
characteristic sign of 7 months of ageing of the base wines in 2-years-old oak
barrels.
Later, the radiant
maturity is revealed with its scents of toast and cocoa, thanks to 7 years of
patient autolysis of the prise de mousse
yeasts in bottles, before riddling and disgorgement.
Palate:
Exciting tension at the
opening, reinforced by the rigorous selection of the cuvée (first pressing juices) during the soft pressing of the
grapes, and by the timely stop of the malolactic fermentation of the base
wines.
Later, the mouth becomes
an enveloping caress, definitely thanks to the generous dosage with 10 g/L of
sugar added at disgorgement.
To finish, we find again
subtle woody notes, highlighted by the tasty minerality.
Great length on the
palate.
For this cuvée Blanc de Fût, Florian Gondé was
able to harvest by hand in 2009 his best Chardonnays, and to accompany them with
gentleness to offer us this jewel, inspired interpretation of the chalky terroir of Taissy.
To taste as an aperitif
or during a meal, to accompany a skate wings and parsley cream, for example.
Wine grower in Taissy
for over 30 years, the Champagne House Gondé - Rousseaux, directed by Florian
Gondé since 2013, tries its hardest to compose with passion around 10,000
bottles per year of a range of Champagnes with personality, under the brand
created by his father in 1976. Certified Haute Valeur Environnementale level 3,
it cultivates with care, without using herbicides, its vineyard of 4 hectares
planted with the three champenois
varietals in the Premier Cru terroir
of Taissy, in the Mountain of Reims.
Champagne Gondé -
Rousseaux
47 A rue des Ailettes
51500 Taissy
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 82 22 41
Email: champagne.gr@gmail.com
