Guide VERON des Champagnes 2017
(around
20 euros per bottle)
Original and luxurious bottle.
Aspect:
White
gold, crystal clear.
Fine
bubbles.
Elegant
bead, persistent after service of the flute.
Nose:
Sensual,
it takes us into its endless aromatic universe.
Initially
elegant, with subtle scents of nice ripe apple and pear, citrus fruits, apricot
and raisin, barely mentholated, touching signatures of the Chardonnay,
exclusive varietal of the cuvée.
Later,
the maturity of the cuvée is unveiled
at last, with its soft hints of honey and pastries punctuated by spices, result
of the patient ageing on laths of the bottles before disgorgement (3 years).
Palate:
Tasty
and lively attack, obtained by the rigorous selection of the purest juices
during the pressing of the grapes (cuvée)
and by the timely stop of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines.
The
mouth becomes generous, balanced, supported by a heady minerality and a creamy
effervescence, definitely obtained by the accurate dosage with 8 g/L of sugar
added in the form of expedition liqueur made from cane sugar.
Deliciously
acidulous finish.
Very
good length on the palate.
Florent
Bergeronneau, wine grower, was able to select his best grapes harvested by hand
in 2011 in the Premier Cru terroirs
of Ville-Dommange (around 75%), Chamery and Sacy, to offer us a touching Brut
Blanc de Blancs.
To
taste from aperitif to meal, with Norway lobsters, clams and fried squids, for
example.
Settled in
Ville-Dommange and directed by Florent Bergeronneau and his wife Véronique, now
joined by their children Virginie and Fabien, the Champagne House
Bergeronneau-Marion perpetuates the family traditions since 1590. A vineyard
composed of three champenois
varietals (50% Meunier, 25% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay), mainly planted on
the Saint-Thierry mountain and on the Mountain of Reims, carefully cultivated
in the greatest respect of the environment, gives birth to a seductive
collection fo Champagnes.
Champagne Florent
Bergeronneau-Marion
22 rue de la Prévôté
51390 Ville-Dommange
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 49 75 26
www.champagne-bergeronneau-marion.fr
