Guide VERON des Champagnes 2016
(around
17 euros per bottle)
Sober
and luxurious presentation.
Aspect :
·
Golden and bright.
·
Fine and dynamic bubbles.
·
Fine and persistent bead of foam.
Nose :
·
Radiant,
it initially develops a remarkable complexity.
·
Aromas
of red fruits compote, punctuated by soft spices, signature of the Pinot Noir
(60%).
·
Later,
the Chardonnay (40%) is revealed with some sensual scents of candied citrus
fruits, apple, pear and hazelnut, supported by the maturity of the Champagne
obtained by 3 years of ageing on laths of the bottles, before disgorgement, in
the cellars of the House dug by Pierre and Auguste Lamiable, creators of the
House.
Palate :
·
Touching balance, between the freshness allowed by the
selection of the first juices (cuvée)
during the very slow pressing of the grapes and the low dosage, with only 4 g/L
of sugar added at disgorgement, and the tasty generosity, result of the perfect
ripeness of the grapes harvested by hand in a very old plot (around 70 years
old) of which the vines come from the mass selection (selection of the best
vine stock of the wine estate by the wine grower).
·
Warm and mineral
finish.
·
Great length on the palate.
With this Extra
Brut Grand Cru, Ophélie Lapie-Lamiable, its producer, was able to blend two
thirds of base wines from 2011 with one third of reserve wines from a
continuous blending, to offer us an extremely rare cuvée 100% from the Grand Cru of Tours-sur-Marne.
To taste
during meals among friends, with a lobster and its braised fennel, for example.
Settled
in Tours-sur-Marne since 1955, now managed by Orianne and Ophélie, third
generation of wine growers, the Champagne House Lamiable perpetuates the family
tradition. A vineyard of 6 hectares almost exclusively established in the
terroir of Tours-sur-Marne (only 10 ares in Bouzy), cultivated in a continuing
effort to reduce the environmental footprint, and a gentle oenology allow to
produce and market 70,000 bottles of highly expressive Champagnes each year.
Champagne Lamiable
8 rue de Condé
51150 Tours-sur-Marne
France
Tel. : +33 (0)3 26 58 92 69
Fax. : +33 (0)3 26 58 76 67
Email : lamiable@champagnelamiable.fr
www.champagnelamiable.com
