Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
(around 77
euros per bottle)
Mythical Champagne
Sober, luxurious and
original bottle.
Aspect:
Golden and bright.
Refined bubbles.
Fine bead of foam,
persistent after service of the flute.
Nose:
Perfumed, heady and
endless universe.
Aromas of apple, nice
ripe pear and citrus fruits gently interlace delicate touches of grape and
exotic fruits (apricot, pineapple and mango) to enhance the Chardonnay,
exclusive varietal of the cuvée
highlighted by an iodized and mentholated life-giving breath.
Later, the generous
scents of honey and caramel subtly mingle with notes of marzipan, barely
roasted, to express the well-defined maturity, obtained by 11 years of ageing
on laths of the bottles, with patient autolysis of the prise de mousse yeasts.
Palate:
Joyful liveliness and
tension at the opening, thanks to the perfect control of the malolactic
fermentation deliberately blocked on a part of the base wines, underlined by
the touching chalky minerality.
The mouth becomes a
sensual caress, deep and creamy, delicately driven by the silky effervescence,
reinforced by the adjusted dosage.
Deliciously acidulous
finish, punctuated by soft spices (white pepper and cinnamon).
Very great length on the
palate.
For this cuvée Orpale 2004 Grand Cru, Cédric
Jacopin, œnology and quality director of the Champagne House de Saint Gall,
convokes with talent the Grands Crus of the Côte des Blancs (Cramant, Oger and
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger), to offer us a touching and graceful Champagne.
To taste from aperitif
to festive meals, with a sole fillet and Champagne sauce, for example.
Founded in 1966 in
Avize, the Union Champagne gathers 13 cooperatives and 1200 wine growers who
cultivate with passion a vineyard of 1,260 hectares with plots classified as
Premiers and Grands Crus. Modern facilities and a gentle and accurate
production enable the œnologists of the House to compose around 2 million
bottles per year under the brand de Saint Gall, interpretations of the great terroirs of Champagne.
Champagne de Saint Gall
7 rue Pasteur
51190 Avize
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 94
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Email:
info@de-saint-gall.com
