Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
(around 22
euros per bottle)
Elegant and original presentation.
Aspect:
Golden, decorated with
bright green glints.
Delicate effervescence.
Scattered bubbles,
persistent in corolla after the Champagne service.
Nose:
Sensual and touching
from the first nose.
Joyful maturity, thanks
to 3 years of ageing on laths of the bottles before disgorgement with slow
autolysis of the prise de mousse
yeasts, we find warm touches of caramel, honey, pastries and beeswax,
punctuated by roasted hints.
The Chardonnay then unveiled
all its subtlety, with its scents of citrus fruits, apple, pear, apricot and
white flowers, supported by a mentholated breath.
Palate:
Tonic and dense attack,
highlighted by the delicious tension and minerality, definitely the result of
the rigorous selection of the best juices (cuvée)
during the soft pressing of the grapes.
The mouth then reveals a
reassuring balance, warm and ample, definitely thanks to the judicious
fulfilment of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines and to the generous
dosage, with 8 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement.
Deep finish, deliciously
acidulous, highlighted by the adjusted effervescence.
Very great length on the
palate.
With this cuvée Eloge Blanc de Blancs, last
creation of the House in 2014, Damien and Angélique Coutelas were able to
select, in 2012, the grapes of their best Crus to offer us a remarkable
Champagne blanc de blancs, veritable hymn to the Chardonnay.
Ideal as an aperitif, it
will perfectly accompany pan-fried scallops, for example.
Established in the Marne
Valley since 1809, recently settled in Dizy, the Champagne House A. D. Coutelas
cultivates with passion the three champenois
varietals (Meunier, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir) in its vineyard of 7 hectares.
Damien and Angélique Coutelas, eighth generation, in a continuing effort to
reduce the environmental footprint, produce with care around 80,000 bottles per
year of authentic Champagnes.
Champagne A.D. Coutelas
557, Avenue Général
Leclerc
51530 Dizy
Tel.: +33 (0)6 89 42 23
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