Guide VERON des Champagnes 2019
(around
23 euros per bottle)
Original and luxurious bottle.
Aspect:
Golden, solar.
Fine and dynamic bubbles.
Reserved bead of foam.
Nose:
Touching and generous aromatic waltz.
The majority of Chardonnay (90%), establishes
its touching grace with fragrances of apple, pear and candied citrus fruits,
glorified by an iodized and mentholated breath.
Later, the nose becomes sensual with heady
roasted touches, expressions of the maturity of the champagne obtained by 5
years of ageing on laths of the bottles in the deep cellars of the house,
before riddling and traditional disgorgement on the spot.
Palate:
Deep and harmonious attack, definitely the
characteristic sign of the old plots of vines (over 50 years old) selected in 5
singular localities, facing south-east on the hillsides of the Petit Morin.
The mouth becomes ample and melting,
reinforced by improbable woody notes, result of the vinification in wood of a
part of the base wines, and driven by the brilliant minerality of the limestone
with belemnites.
Remarkable presence at the end punctuated by
notes of kirsch, outstanding signatures of the Pinot Noir (10%).
Endless length on the palate.
With this reserved Cuvée Raymond
Verrier 2012, homage to the founder of the brand in 1929, Emmanuel Verrier, its
producer, offers us a magnificent champagne, remarkable interpretation of the
beautiful terroir of Etoges.
To taste as an aperitif or during a meal,
with a hare and salsify, parsnips and japanese artichoke, for example.
Heirs to 4 generations of wine growers,
Emmanuel and Laurence Verrier cultivate with passion their 5 hectares vineyard
composed of 35 plots and planted with the 3 champenois
varietals (Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier), between Etoges and Epernay.
Resolutely committed to a sustainable viticulture approach to reduce the
environmental footprint, they patiently craft around 30,000 bottles of
champagnes each year, in the greatest respect of the champenois traditions.
Champagne Verrier & fils
Rue des Rochelles
51 270 Etoges
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 59 32 42
Email: champagne.verrier@orange.fr
