Guide VERON des Champagnes 2019
(around 44 euros
per bottle)
Sober and luxurious bottle, decorated with the cross,
emblem of the house.
Aspect:
Golden and brilliant, coupled with emerald
glints.
Very fine bubbles.
Fine bead of foam.
Nose:
Heady aromatic farandole, source of rare
emotions.
The Chardonnay opens up with discretion,
subtle, between fragrances of candied citrus fruits and scents of exotic
fruits, underlined by an iodized and life-giving breath.
Later, the nose becomes sensual, punctuated
by soft touches of honey and roasted coffee, characteristic signs of the
fullness of the cuvée obtained by 5
years of ageing of the bottles in the cellars of the house.
Palate:
Dense and pure opening, reinforced by the
adjusted dosage with 5 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement, enhanced by the
tasty minerality of the chalk.
The tension gives way to a voluptuous
generosity, supported by the judicious fulfilment of the malolactic
fermentation of the base wines.
Balanced finish, deliciously acidulous.
Exceptional length on the palate.
For this cuvée
La Chapelle du Clos 2012, Delphine Cazals, its creator, was able to accompany
with sensitivity the Chardonnay grapes harvested by hand, nice ripe thanks to
the particularly favourable position of Le Clos Cazals in the Grand Cru of Oger, in an old plot of vines (50 years old) planted next to the chapel,
to sign a masterful champagne.
To
taste as an aperitif or during a meal, with a roast half-squab and seasonal
vegetables, for example.
While the Champagne house Cazals has just celerated its 120th
anniversary in 2017, Delphine Cazals, true to the values passed down by her
grandfather, Ernest, cooper and founder of the house and by her father Claude,
visionary wine grower, inventor of the mechanical riddling of the bottles, has
been perpetuating the family traditions since 1996. She produces with passion
exceptional champagnes, outstanding variations around the Chardonnay and the
noble terroirs of her 9 hectares
vineyard in the Côte des Blancs, of which Le Clos Cazals of 3.70 hectares in
Oger.
Champagne Claude
Cazals
28 rue du Grand Mont
51 190 Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 52 26
Email: contact@champagne-cazals.fr
