Guide VERON des Champagnes 2019
(around
19 euros per bottle)
Bottle of bright white glass, with generous
forms.
Aspect:
Gold,
brilliant.
Very
fine bubbles.
Promising
tears.
Nose:
Heady
aromatic complexity, reinforced by the respect of a long period between
disgorgement and marketing (6 months).
The
aromas of apple, pear and citrus fruits gracefully combines with touches of
almond and hazelnut to reveal all the elegance of the Chardonnay, exclusive
varietal of the cuvée.
Later,
the fullness of the champagne is unveiled, result of 9 years of patient ageing
on laths of the bottles before riddling and disgorgement, with scents of honey
and caramel, delicately roasted.
Palate:
Splendid purity at the opening, highlighted
by a beautiful bitterness.
The mouth becomes a sensual caress, supported
by the dosage (6,3 g/L of sugar added) and coupled with generous woody notes
obtained by the ageing for 6 months of 30% of the base wines in oak barrels
from Meursault.
Deliciously acidulous finish, driven by an
outstanding minerality and punctuated by soft spices.
Great length on the palate.
For this cuvée
L’Exception 2008, Julien Fourrier, its producer, selected his oldest plots (30
years old), with a good southern exposure, to sign an inspired blanc de blancs, unforgettable
interpretation of the beautiful terroirs
of the vineyard of Bar-sur-Aube.
Ideal as an aperitif or during festive meals,
as a starter, with a ceviche of sea bream, mango gel and Espelette chilli
pepper, for example.
Established in Baroville since 1847, the Champagne house Philippe
Fourrier has been perpetuating with passion the family traditions for five
generations. The certification Haute Valeur Environnementale level 3 shows the
real desire of the house to reduce the environmental footprint of its 18
hectares vineyard planted with 70% of Pinot Noir, 29% of Chardonnay and 1% of
Meunier, and with Pinot Blanc in the Bar-sur-Aubois. Julien Fourrier thus
produces each year, in Baroville, around 200,000 bottles of a range of highly
expressive champagnes.
Champagne Philippe Fourrier
39 rue de Bar-sur-Aube
10 200 Baroville
Tel.: +33 (0)3 25 27 13 44
