Guide VERON des Champagnes 2015
(around 35 € euros a bottle)
Wine grower at Verzy since 1776, the Champagne Mouzon-Leroux grows its 10-hectare vineyard in the greatest respect for the environment. 7.25 hectare are managing according to the principles of biodynamocs at Verzy (2 hectares since 2008 and 5,25 hectare since 2012) to enrich the new "natural range" of the house and 2.75 hectares in the Grands Crus of Verzenay, Ludes and Villers-Marmery are managed with integrated farming. The domain enthusiastically produces and markets every year 105,000 bottles of Champagnes which reveal the terroirs.
Sober and elegant presentation. Poetic and suggestive name for this cuvée launched in November 2013. Numbered bottles (nr. 1069 tasted). Date of the disgorgement written on the back label.
Visual aspect:
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Gold.
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Very fine bubbles.
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Elegant and persistent ring of bubbles.
Nose:
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Somptuous, broad
and harmonious at the same time, thanks to the long time respected between the
disgorgement and the shipping (minimum 9 months).
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Bloomed
aromas of honey, caramel, almond and chesnut, expressions of the Champagne’s
maturity, result of 3 years of ageing on laths of the bottles.
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Subtle woodiness
obtained thanks the maturing in Burgundy barrels of 5 to 6 years of 50% of the base
wines.
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The Pinot
Noir, exclusive grape variety of the Champagne, harvested in 2009, sublimated
by an alcoholic fermentation of the base wines realized by the indigenous
yeasts, is then revealed, with generous scents of chrystallised red fruits and
delicate spices.
Palate:
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Deep and dense, with a remarkable minerality.
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We find the discreet woodiness of the nose, with a delightful
structure.
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Coating warmth in the aftertaste, served by the right
effervescence.
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Very great length on the palate.
With this confidential cuvée L’ineffable (1,500 bottles), Sébastien Mouzon, its producer, offers us an unforgettable interpretation of the Verzy Grand Cru.
To taste from the
aperitif to the meal, to match with a safran-scented cuttlefish blanquette, for
example.
Champagne Mouzon-Leroux
16 rue Basse des Carrières
51 380 Verzy - France
Tél : +33 (0)3 26 97 96 68
Fax : +33 (0)3 26 97 97 67
