Guide VERON des Champagnes 2020
(around 32 euros per bottle)
Elegant and luxurious bottle.
Aspect:
Golden,
brilliant.
Delicate
bubbles.
Fine
bead of bubbles.
Nose:
Endless
and sensual aromatic harmony.
The
minority of Chardonnay (25%), immediately establishes itself with subtle
fragrances of citrus fruits, apple, pear and white flowers, supported by an
iodized and mentholated breath.
Later,
the majority of Pinot Noir (75%) reveals its generous touches of red and black
fruits, deliciously spicy (pepper, cinnamon and liquorice).
Palate:
Joyful
tension at the opening, obtained by the rigorous selection of the first juices
(cuvée) during the soft pressing of
the grapes, driven by the vibrant minerality of the chalk of the Grand Cru terroir of Mailly, exclusive origin of
the grapes.
The
mouth becomes gentleness, ample and generous, coupled with roasted flavours
thanks to the radiant maturity, obtained by a long ageing on laths of the
bottles.
Balanced
finish, punctuated by notes of exotic fruits, outstanding characteristic signs
of the fulfilment of the alcoholic fermentation of the base wines at
15 °C.
Remarkable
length on the palate.
For this cuvée Brut Réserve, Sébastien Moncuit,
cellar master, orchestrates with accuracy the meeting of terroirs and vintages with 30 to 40% of reserve wines from
10 vintages aged in vats and casks, to establish the style of the
Champagne house Mailly Grand Cru.
To taste from
aperitif to meal, with a hare, salsify and parsnips, for example.
Born in 1929 from the
boldness of few wine growers to deal with the difficulties, the Champagne house
Mailly Grand Cru now gathers 80 wine growers to cultivate a 75 hectares
vineyard exclusively established in the chalk of the Grand Cru of
Mailly-Champagne and mainly facing north. The 600 plots of the wine estate, of
which the majority are certified High Environmental Value, are vinified
separately, in vats or in barrels, to produce each year the 500,000 bottles of
highly expressive champagnes which form the ranges of the Champagne house
Mailly Grand Cru.
Champagne Mailly Grand Cru
28 rue de la Libération
51 500 Mailly-Champagne
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 49 41 10
Email: contact@champagne-mailly.com
www.champagne-mailly.com
