Guide VERON des Champagnes 2016
(around 20 euros per bottle)
Sober
and festive presentation, for this cuvée
homage to Pierre Moncuit, who presided the House until 1977, and to his wife,
Odile Moncuit-Delos.
Aspect :
·
Golden, with green
glints.
·
Very fine bubbles.
·
Refined
bead of bubbles.
Nose :
·
Radiant and charming.
·
Aromas of citrus
fruits (lemon and grapefruit), of apple, pear, apricot, grape, almond and
hazelnut, delicately iodized and mentholated, signatures of the Chardonnay
harvested in 2011.
·
Patience is
rewarded by the appearance of gentle scents of honey and beeswax, moving
towards pastries, expressions of the maturity of the cuvée.
Palate :
·
Pure attack, definitely the result of the rigorous
selection of the first juices (cuvée),
during the pressing of the grapes, enhanced by a vibrant minerality.
·
The mouth then
becomes warm, probably thanks to the judicious fulfillment of the malolactic
fermentation of the base wines, underlined by the creamy effervescence.
·
Tasty finish.
·
Remarkable length on the palate.
With this Cuvée
Moncuit-Delos Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs emblematic of the brand, Nicole
Moncuit, technical director of the Champagne House Pierre Moncuit, was able to
find the perfect blending between the different plots of the House, to deliver
us an inspired interpretation of the Grand Cru of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, exclusive
origin of the grapes.
To taste as an aperitif, or during a meal, to accompany a
wolf and its carrot mousse with star anise, for example.
Settled in the Côte des Blancs with a
vineyard of 20 hectares only planted with Chardonnay, of which 15 hectares
established in the grand Cru of Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, the Champagne House Pierre
Moncuit has been perpetuating the family tradition for over a century. An
inspired oenology, with parceled vinifications in small vats before blending,
gives birth to around 180,000 bottles of highly expressive Champagnes each
year.
Champagne
Pierre Moncuit
11 rue Persault
Maheu
51 190 Le
Mesnil-sur-Oger
France
Tel. : +33 (0)3 26 57 52 65
Fax. : +33 (0)3 26 57 97 89
Email : contact@pierre-moncuit.fr
www.pierre-moncuit.fr
