Guide VERON des Champagnes 2016
(around 28 euros per bottle)
Poetic
name, evocative of the meander in the Marne area, jewel of gentleness of the
vineyard of the House. Sober
and luxurious presentation.
Aspect :
·
Pale gold with
some bright green glints.
·
Fine bubbles.
·
Delicate bead of bubbles.
Nose :
·
Generous
and sensual.
·
Radiant
fragrances of apple, pear, citrus fruits, peach, almond and hazelnut, barely
iodized and mentholated, touching signatures of the Chardonnay (80%).
·
The Pinot Meuniver (20%) is
slowly revealed, with some notes of red fruits and soft spices, underlined by
the maturity of the cuvée obtained by
3 years of ageing on laths of the bottles with autolysis of the prise de mousse yeasts, before
disgorgement.
Palate :
·
Frank attaque thanks to the rigorous selection of the
first juices during the pressing of the grapes (cuvée), to the stop of the malolactic fermentation of the base
wines from the Pinot Meunier, and to the adjusted dosage with only 6 g/L of
sugar added at disgorgement.
·
The mouth then becomes ample and caressing, enhanced
by a gentle minerality.
·
Lively finish, underlined by a touch of spices.
·
Great length on the palate.
With this
restricted cuvée Les Méandres (5,000
bottles), Pascal Serveaux and his son Nicolas were able to select nice ripe
grapes, harvested by hand, in 2010 (80%) and in 2009 (20%), in the best plots
of the wine estate, 40 years old, settled at mid-slope and south-southeast
facing, to offer us an inspired interpretation of the terroirs of Passy-sur-Marne, mainly, and of Barzy-sur-Marne.
To taste
from aperitif to meal, with a roasted sweetbread, for example.
Wine growers in Passy-sur-Marne, in
the Vallée de la Marne, the Champagne House Serveaux Fils passionately
cultivates its vineyard of 15 hectares, composed by the 3 champenois varietals (55% of Pinot Meunier, 25% of Pinot Noir and
20% of Chardonnay). The deep knowledge of the terroirs and a controlled oenology give birth to 55,000 bottles of
Champagnes with personality each year.
Champagne
Serveaux Fils
2, rue de
Champagne
02 850
Passy-sur-Marne
France
Tel. : 03 23 70
35 65
Fax. : 03 23 70
15 99
Email :
Serveaux.p@wanadoo.fr
www.champagne-serveaux.com
