Guide VERON des Champagnes 2017
(around
21 euros per bottle)
Poetic name and white frosted glass bottle, refined
and luxurious, delivered in an elegant satin pouch.
Aspect:
Golden
and solar.
Fine
bubbles, refined.
Delicate
bead of foam, persistent after service.
Nose:
Intense
thanks to the long period between disgorgement and marketing (4 to 6 months),
it takes us into an endless perfumed farandole.
Aromas
of red and black fruits (cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant, blackberry and
strawberry) supported by delicate spices (liquorice, pepper and cinnamon),
delicious signatures of the Meunier, exclusive varietal of the cuvée.
Later,
the radiant maturity is revealed with its scents of caramel, honey and
pastries, subtly toasted, result of three years of ageing on laths of the
bottles with patient autolysis of the prise
de mousse yeasts.
Palate:
Pure
opening, obtained by the rigorous selection of the first juices (cuvée) during the pressing of the grapes
and by the absence of dosage (no sugar added at disgorgement), enhanced by the
vibrant minerality.
The
mouth is then revealed deep and sensual, definitely the result of the
fulfillment of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines, highlighted by
the creamy effervescence.
Warm
finish.
Remarkable
length on the palate.
With
this cuvée Perle de Jour brut nature,
Bertrand Charton and his father Raynald, founder of the brand, offer us a
touching interpretation of the Meunier, harvested by hand in 2010 and 2011.
To
taste from aperitif to meal, to accompany the best of a bass and potatoes
carbonara, for example.
Wine
grower in Méry-Prémecy in the Mountain of Reims, the Champagne House Charton
Guillaume cultivates with care its vineyard of 6 hectares, spread over
Méry-Prémecy and Vrigny (Premier Cru), planted with 80% of Meunier, 10% of
Pinot Noir and 10% of Chardonnay, in the greatest respect of the environment
(grass cover of the plots and ploughing of the soils). A controlled oenology
gives birth to around 40,000 bottles of Champagnes with personality per year.
Champagne Charton Guillaume
3 rue des coteaux
51390 Méry-Prémecy
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 03 67 66
Cel. : +33 (0)6 16 93 27 66
