samedi 29 février 2020

Champagne Henri Giraud - Code Noir


Guide VERON des Champagnes 2017

(around 84 euros per bottle)
Mythical Champagne
Great Cuvées of Champagne Tasting Selection

Bright and inimitable bottle.

Aspect:

Golden and brilliant.

Refined bubbles.

Bead of scattered bubbles, persistent.

Nose:

Sensual, it slowly reveals its endless generosity.

Aromas of red and black fruits and violet, punctuated by delicate spices, exciting signatures of the Pinot Noir, exclusive varietal of the cuvée.
The nose evolves towards a joyful fullness, with its sensual fragrances of brioche, cocoa and roasted coffee, expressions of the maturity of the Champagne obtained by 4 years of ageing on laths, underlined by reserved woody notes, result of the vinification and the ageing of the base wines in oak barrels from the Argonne forest.
Palate:
Dense attack, highlighted by a delicious tension obtained by the rigorous selection of the best juices, at tasting, during the pressing of the grapes.
The mouth is then revealed, deep and tasty, delicately iodized, with its subtle hints of exotic fruits thanks to the alcoholic fermentation of the base wines at low temperature.
Warm finish, silky and caressing.
Fabulous length on the palate.

With this cuvée Code Noir, reference to the decoding of the vine genome in 2007, Sébastien Le Golvet, cellar master of the Champagne House Henri Giraud, was able to orchestrate the natural osmosis between chalk from Aÿ and “gaize” from Argonne, to offer us the touching quintessence of the Pinot Noir.

To taste during festive meals, to accompany a hind fillet with its perfumes of juniper, for example.

Settled in Aÿ, Grand Cru of the Marne Valley, historic capital of Champagne, The Champagne House Henri Giraud continues its endless quest of excellence. Lead by the sense of collectiveness, conviviality and champenois traditions of Claude Giraud, its emblematic chief executive officer, the House does tirelessly its utmost to compose the original symbiosis between wines of Champagne and barrels from the Argonne forest, to establish its inimitable style.

Champagne Henri Giraud
71 bd Charles De Gaulle
51 160 Aÿ
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 55 18 55
Fax.: +33 (0)3 26 55 33 49