Guide VERON des Champagnes 2017
(around
45 euros per bottle)
Sober and original bottle, decorated with a very
successful jewel cap.
Aspect:
Pale
gold, sparkling.
Refined
bubbles Bulles raffinées.
Reserved
bead of bubbles, elegant.
Nose:
Seductive,
it charms us with its heady aromatic melody.
The
joyful scents of nice ripe apple and pear harmoniously mingle with aromas of
citrus fruits, Mirabelle plum, apricot and raisin, signatures of the
Chardonnay, exclusive varietal of the cuvée,
harvested by hand in 2011
Later,
the Champagne unveils its maturity, with its generous notes of beeswax and
pastries, barely spicy, obtained by 3 years of ageing on laths of the bottles,
with autolysis of the prise de mousse
yeasts.
Palate:
Pure
opening, thanks to the rigorous selection of the first juices (cuvée) during the pressing of the
grapes, enhanced by the touching minerality of the very old vines from the
Grand Cru of Chouilly, in the Côte des Blancs, planted in 1957 and in 1967.
The
mouth is then becomes deep and caressing, result of the judicious fulfillment
of the malolactic fermentation of the base wines, supported by the silky
effervescence.
Deliciously
acidulous finish, coupled with a gentle and intense warmth.
Great
length on the palate.
With
this Cuvée « By JCR » Millésime 2011, John-Charles Ricciuti has been
able to put his talent of producer in the service of noble terroirs, to offer us a rare sensory experience.
To
taste from aperitif to meal, with an angled hake cooked with frothy butter, for
example.
Settled
in Avenay-Val-d’Or and in Chouilly, the Champagne J.C. Ricciuti continues the
fabulous franco-american family saga started by Albert-Ricciuti on 6 June 1944
and by his father in 1917. John-Charles Ricciuti, now joined by his son Ugo,
holder of the viticulture-oenology BTS, has around 6 hectares of vineyard, soon
expanded (8 hectares), to produce and market Champagnes with personality,
exclusively from the Premiers and Grands Crus.
Champagne JC Ricciuti
18 Rue du lieutenant de vaisseaux Paris
51160 Avenay-Val-d'Or
Tel.: +33(0)3 26 59 90 68
Email: john.ricciuti@orange.fr
