Guide VERON des Champagnes 2019
(around
40 euros per bottle)
Sober and elegant presentation.
Aspect:
Gold, crystal-clear.
Fine and dynamic bubbles.
Reserved bead of bubbles, persistent.
Nose:
Perfumed, heady and endless melody.
Aromas of apple and pear compote, citrus
fruits and white flowers, outstanding characteristic signs of the Chardonnay,
exclusive varietal, highlighted by joyful iodized touches.
Patience is rewarded by the appearance of
scents of pastries and cocoa, translations of the maturity of the cuvée obtained by 7 years of ageing on
laths of the bottles in the cellars of the house dug in 1783, during the
Enlightenment.
Palate:
Vertiginous purity at the opening, obtained
by the delicate juice extraction during the soft pressing of the grapes in the
old Dollat vertical press, made of wood.
Then the enveloping warmth takes us,
supported by the vibrant minerality of the chalk.
Deliciously bitter finish, punctuated by
subtle spices and underlined by the adjusted dosage with 5 g/L of sugar added
at disgorgement.
Fabulous length on the palate.
For this Millésime 2009 Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru, Pierre Gonet chose 13 plots of the Grand Cru Le Mesnil-sur-Oger for the impeccable quality of their grapes harvested by hand at perfect ripeness, to sign a touching champagne.
To taste as an aperitif, but especially to
accompany fried prawns and its vegetables tartar, for example.
Driven by the same strong desire to establish
the family signature, Pierre Gonet, the wine grower, and his sister Chantal,
tireless ambassador, guide with passion the Champagne house Philippe Gonet
settled in the heart of the Côte des Blancs. His training in œnology from
Burgundy naturally leads Pierre to vinify separately each of the 45 plots of
the 19 hectares vineyard, of which 4.5 hectares in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, in vats
or in wood, to reveal the quintessence of the great champenois terroirs and
compose each year around 210,000 bottles of a range of rare champagnes.
Champagne Philippe Gonet
1 and 3 rue de la Brèche of Oger
51 190 Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 53 47
www.champagne-philippe-gonet.com
