Guide VERON des Champagnes 2017
(around
32 euros per bottle)
Original and luxurious presentation.
Aspect:
Golden
and bright.
Refined
bubbles.
Elegant
corolla of bubbles.
Nose:
Radiant,
source of intense emotions.
Generous
aromas of red and black fruits (strawberry, raspberry, blackcurrant and
blackberry), punctuated by delicate spices, delicious signatures of the Pinot
Noir, exclusive varietal of the cuvée,
carefully selected in the best plots of the wine estate.
Later,
the cuvée reveals its maturity with
scents of honey and pastries, barely roasted, obtained by three years of ageing
on laths of the bottles before disgorgement in the deep cellars of the House.
Palate:
Dense
opening, highlighted by the heady minerality.
The
mouth reveals an improbable balance between finesse obtained by the selection
of the first juices (cuvée) during
the pressing of the grapes, reinforced by the adjusted dosage with only 3 g/L
of sugar added at disgorgement, and the reserved power supported by a silky
structure.
Warm
finish, thanks to the judicious fulfillment of the malolactic fermentation of
the base wines.
Remarkable
length on the palate.
With this Cuvée Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru Extra Brut only produced
during the best years, Eric and Bruno Vesselle were able to compose a rare
Champagne, unforgettable interpretation of the Pinot Noir on his preferred terroir, the Bouzy Grand Cru.
To
taste from aperitif to meal, to accompany a sweetbread and truffle mashed
potatoes, for example.
Georges
Vesselle, creator of the eponymous Champagne House in 1951, is joined by his
two sons, Eric and Bruno, in 1993. Driven by the same passion of Champagne,
they cultivate with love their vineyard of 17 hectares, composed of 21 plots
settled at mid-slope in the Bouzy Grand Cru, planted with 90% of Pinot Noir and
10% of Chardonnay. An accurate and traditional oenology gives birth to around
200,000 bottles of Champagnes with personality per year.
Champagne Georges Vesselle
16 rue des postes
51 150 Bouzy
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 00 15
Fax.: +33 (0)3 26 57 09 20
Email: contact@champagne-vesselle.fr
