jeudi 18 juin 2020

Champagne De Saint Gall - Cuvée Prestige Orpale Millésimée 1998 Blanc de Blancs-Grand Cru

Guide VERON des Champagnes 2012

(around 82 euros per bottle)

Mythical Champagne 

Champagne De Saint Gall is a product of the Champagne Union, a cooperative of 13 distinguished wineries located in the villages classified as Premiers Crus and Grands Crus. Established in Avize in the heart of the Cote des Blancs, the Champagne Union in total includes more than 2000 members over 1250 hectares of vineyards.

A champagne luxuriously presented, sober and original, in a bottle of distinctly feminine shape.

Appearance :


  • Intense golden yellow hue proof of the optimum maturity of the grapes
  • Uniformly fine bubbles
  • Persistent and closed-in cordon

Aroma :


  • Distinguishable and wonderful
  • Characterized by an improbable balance between intensity, elegance and complexity, befitting the distinction of the well mastered Champagne of Chardonnay
  • Aromas of butter, toasts, brioche and roasted coffee, result of a great maturity obtained by a patient ageing on lath (9 years), during which the yeast autolysed slowly
  • Tactful evolution towards subtle scents of honey, beeswax, then citrus and candied exotic fruits

Taste :


  • A precision impact on the taste buds, remarkably intense for a 1998, the result of careful malolactic fermentation with 30% base wines.
  • The mouth then discloses a sensuous heat, reinforced by a judicious dosage (9g/L of added sugar when disgorged), together with dried grape and apricot taste
  • A finale, deliciously sour from the minerality and citrus signatures of the lands of the Cote des Blancs Grands Crus (Cramant and Avize for one third, Oger and le Mesnil sur Oger for the other two thirds)
  • Amazing length on the palate

This Cuvée Prestige Orpale Vintage 1998 represents a subtle marriage between the maturity of the old vintages and the refined elegance of the Chardonnay from noble origins (60% Cramant, 25% le Mesnil Sur Oger and 15% Oger) and the result of the mastery of Yannick Collet, Oenologist and Cellar Chief of the Champagne De Saint Gall.

This is a Champagne that can certainly be served with various dishes from the aperitif to the dessert. It is also sufficient in itself !

For further information:

 Champagne Saint Gall

7, rue Pasteur

51 190 Avize

FRANCE

Tel : 03 26 57 94 22

Fax : 03 26 57 57 98

E-mail : info@de-saint-gall.com

Website: www.de-saint-gall.com