Guide VERON des Champagnes 2018
(around 13
euros per bottle)
Neat presentation.
Aspect:
Golden.
Refined bubbles.
Fine bead of foam.
Nose:
Generous and radiant.
The sensual aromas of
apple, pear and citrus fruits, signatures of the Chardonnay, exclusive varietal
of the cuvée, gently interlace the
touches of exotic fruits, reflecting the work of the indigenous yeasts during
the vinification of the base wines.
Gentle notes of barely
spicy pastries, translations of the double maturation, initially in vat for
reserve wines aged according to the solera principles since 1991, and then on
laths for 5 years in the cellars of the House, dug by hand by the Nathalie
Guébels’ father and grandfather.
Palate:
Life-giving opening,
supported by the tasty minerality and reinforced by the unprovoked malolactic
fermentation of the base wines.
Perfect balance, enabled
by the accurate dosage with 9 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement, highlighted
by improbable touches of red fruits.
Gentle and silky finish,
driven by the dynamic effervescence.
Great length on the
palate.
For this Brut Premier
Cru, Nathalie Guébels was able to blend with talent the base wines from 2010
and reserve wines (between 30 and 40%) to offer us a champagne with a very good
value for money, inspired interpretation of the particular terroir of Trépail on which the Chardonnay represents 91% of the
vine population.
To taste from aperitif
to meal, with a young guinea fowl and its heart of foie gras, for example.
Established in Trépail,
in the heart of the Mountain of Reims, the Champagne House Nathalie Guébels has
been perpetuating with passion the champenois
traditions for 3 generations. Driven by the real desire to reduce the
environmental footprint, Nathalie Guébels cultivates with care its 2.85
hectares vineyard, composed of 17 plots of old vines, exclusively planted with
Chardonnay in the Premiers Crus of Trépail and Billy-le-Grand. A gentle and
natural œnology, with a very low dosage of SO2, gives birth each
year to around 8,000 bottles of Champagnes with personality.
Champagne Nathalie Guébels
2 Impasse du général
Abbé
51380 Trépail
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 57 05
58
Cel.: +33 (0)6 71 81 16
00
Email:
nathalie-guebels@orange.fr
