Guide VERON des Champagnes 2016
(around 20 euros
per bottle)
Sober
and elegant packaging.
Aspect :
·
Golden, with green glints.
·
Very fine bubbles.
·
Delicate bead of bubbles, persistent on the periphery of the flute after
service.
Nose :
·
Intense, definitely thanks to the long period between disgorgement and
commercialisation (minimum of 6 months), it reveals gently a harmonious
complexity.
·
Aromas of red fruits (cherry, blackcurrant, strawberry and raspberry),
radiant, combined with a hint of spices (pepper, cinnamon), signature of the
Pinot Meunier (45%) and of the Pinot Noir (10%).
·
Touching notes of apple, pear, peach and apricot, subtly iodized and
aniseed, expressions of the Chardonnay (45%).
·
The emerging maturity of the cuvée is at last revealed, result of 2
years of ageing on laths of the bottles before disgorgement, with some gentle
scents of honey and caramel.
Palate :
·
Generous attack, definitely due to the ageing of the
basewines on fine lees, in vats, for 18 months, before blending.
·
The mouth becomes then gentle and graceful, enhanced
by a refined effervescence.
·
We find again the spices mentioned for the nose,
reserved.
·
Deliciously acidulous finish, thanks to the selection
of the first juices (cuvée), purer, during the soft pressing of the grapes.
·
Great length on the palate.
With this Brut
Vignoble, Bruno de Villepin, its winemaker, was able to compose the
perfect blending of plots and years (50% from 2009 and 50% from 2010) to offer
us a inspired interpretation fo the terroir
of Boursault, in the Vallée de la Marne.
To taste during a meal, to accompany a Bresse chicken
with cream and morels, for example.
Settled
in Boursault since 1999, the Champagne House de Villepin cultivates 2.12
hectares of vineyard, composed of 55% of Pinot Meunier, 30% of Chardonnay and
15% of Pinot Noir. The continuing effort to reduce the environmental footpring
of its viticultural practices, a gentle and meticulous oenology, without
filtration, and some parcelled vinifications since 2008, gave birth to great
quality Champagnes.
Champagne
de Villepin
2 rue Pasteur
51 480 Boursault
France
Tel. : +33 (0)6
87 10 38 39
Email
: bruno.devillepin@orange.fr
