Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
(around 26 euros per
bottle)
Radiant and elegant
bottle of white glass.
Aspect:
Pale gold,
crystal-clear.
Fine and festive
bubbles.
Fine bead of foam,
persistent.
Nose:
Harmonious and sensual.
The heady elegance of
the Chardonnay, exclusive varietal of the Champagne House, takes us into
fragrances of apple, pear and citrus fruits, and notes of white flowers, almond
and hazelnut, highlighted by a mentholated touch.
Later, scents of honey
barely grilled reveal the maturity of the cuvée
obtained by 3 years of patient ageing on laths of the bottles before
disgorgement, with autolysis of the prise
de mousse yeasts.
Palate:
Seductive intensity at
the opening, obtained by the rigorous selection of the best juices (cuvée) during the soft pressing of the
grapes on the 50 years old press renewed in 2001.
Later, the mouth becomes
caressing, warm and deep, thanks to the fulfilment of the malolactic
fermentation of the base wines and to the 9 g/L of sugar added during the
dosage.
Acidulous and
deliciously bitter finish, driven by a graceful minerality.
Remarkable length on the
palate.
Philippe Delescot,
cellar master of the Champagne House Edouard Brun et Cie, was able to compose
the inspired blending of the Chardonnay partly harvested by hand in 2011, but
mainly in 2012, in the noble terroirs
of the Côte des Blancs, of the Mountain of Reims and of the great Marne Valley,
to offer us this touching and generous Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru.
To taste from aperitif to meal, with a turbot, vegetables
and citrus fruits, for example.
Now directed by Emmanuel
and Philippe Delescot, the Champagne House Edouard Brun et Cie has been
perpetuating the family champenois
traditions since 1898. A vineyard of 9.5 hectares, mainly established in the
Grands Crus and the Premiers Crus of the Mountain of Reims, and a gentle and
accurate œnology, with vinification and ageing of a great part of the base
wines in barrels and in casks, allow to produce around 200,000 bottles per year
of radiant Champagnes.
Champagne Edouard Brun
et Cie
14 rue Marcel Mailly
BP 11
51160 Aÿ
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 55 20 11
