Guide VERON des CHampagnes 2017
(around
35 euros per bottle)
Radiant bottle of white glass, uncluttered and
luxurious.
Aspect:
Pale
gold.
Fine
bubbles.
Elegant
bead of bubbles.
Nose:
Endless
perfumed universe, source of an intense pleasure.
Scents
of apricot and raisin, candied citrus fruits, apple, pear and hazelnut,
deliciously iodized and mentholated, signatures of the Chardonnay, exclusive
varietal of the cuvée.
The
maturity of the Champagne is then unveiled with its generous hints of honey and
caramel, result of 4 years of ageing on laths of the bottles before
disgorgement.
Palate:
Pure
opening, definitely thanks to the careful selection of the first juices during
the pressing of the grapes, reinforced by a minimalist dosage with only 2 g/L
of sugar added at disgorgement.
The
mouth becomes sensual, between joyful tension and minerality of the chalk.
Warm
finish, punctuated by spices, definitely the characteristic sign of the
fulfillment of the malolactic fermentation and of the perfectly controlled
ageing of 70% of the base wines (from the harvest in 2009) in young oak barrels
(2 to 3 years old) from Meursault.
Remarkable
length on the palate.
To
compose this Cuvée La Marquise Blanc de Blancs, Arnaud Berthelot, wine grower,
was able to select and vinify with talent the best grapes of his plot “Les
Grains D’Argent”, in 2009 (70%) and 2010 (30%), established at mid-slope in the
Premier Cru terroir of Dizy.
To
taste from aperitif to meal, with scallops, vanilla and sorrel, for example.
Fifth
generation of wine growers settled in Dizy, the Champagne House Paul Berthelot
cultivates with love its vineyard of 16 hectares, mainly composed of Chardonnay
and Pinot Noir (in equivalent quantities), spread over the Grand Cru of Aÿ and
the Premiers Crus of Dizy and Avenay-Val-d’Or, with the grape quality and the
respect of the environment as priorities. An inspired oenology allow to produce
and market a range of highly expressive Champagnes.
Champagne Paul Berthelot
889 avenue du Général Leclerc
51530 Dizy
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 55 23 83
Fax.: +33 (0)3 26 54 36 31
