Guide VERON des Champagnes 2017
(around 25 euros per bottle)
Sober and bright bottle.
Aspect:
Pale gold, brilliant.
Very fine bubbles.
Elegant bead of foam, persistent after service of the flute.
Nose:
Radiant, between sensual finesse and remarkable complexity, thanks to the long period (3 months) between disgorgement and marketing.
Subtle aromas of citrus fruits (lemon and grapefruit), grape, apricot, green apple and pear, underlined by delicate scents of white flowers, almond and hazelnut, touching signatures of the Chardonnay, exclusive varietal of the Champagne.
The nose opens up with a heady breath of exotic fruits (mango, litchi and apricot), barely iodized and mentholated.
Palate:
Lively opening, highlighted by a delicious chalky minerality.
Tension gives way to a sensual softness, deep and caressing, obtained by the judicious fulfillment of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines and by the adjusted dosage with 7 g/L of sugar added at disgorgement, supported by the silky effervescence.
Tasty finish, barely spicy.
Great length on the palate.
With this Blanc de Blancs, Sébastien Barbier, cellar master of the Champagne House H. Blin, was able to compose the right blending of vintages, with 65% of wines from 2012 completed by 35% of reserve wines from the two previous years, revealed by 2 years of patient ageing on laths of the bottles before disgorgement, to offer us a touching and original interpretation of the Chardonnay.
To taste from aperitif to meal, with a lobster with nasturtium, for example.
In the heart of the Marne Valley, the 120 wine growers of the Vincelles cooperative, founded by Henri Blin, try their hardest to perpetuate the original values of Champagne since 1947. They cultivate with passion, in the greatest respect of the environment, their well exposed vineyard of 123 hectares, composed of 70% of Meunier, 15% of Pinot Noir and 15% of Chardonnay, to produce with care around 500,000 bottles of an inspired collection of Champagnes with personality.
Champagne H. Blin
5 rue de Verdun
51700 Vincelles
Tel.: +33 (0)3 26 58 20 04
Fax.: +33 (0)3 26 58 29 67
Email: contact@champagne-blin.com
