$95.00
A crisp and elegant champagne, and made from a blend of the finest Chardonnays from Champagne Colin’s Vertus Premier Cru vineyard.
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100 % Chardonnay 60% year’s harvest and 40% perpetual reserve since 2004 Fermented in stainless steel tanks and oak barrels Aged on lees: 18-30 months DOSAGE: 7g/1 (Brut) |
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Beautiful ripe notes begin the show with a full-bodied and aromatic introduction on the nose. There’s the aroma of ripe wheat, fresh straw, yellow fruit, pear, bergamot and spices. A hint of exotic adds fabulous complexity with pineapple, mango and barley sugar syrup. The attack is delicious, full-bodied and bubbly with red citrus fruit. The chalky terroir’s signature saltiness is clear to taste. Notes of spices, liquorice, ginger, blood orange and mandarin make this cuvée original and sharp. CHAMPAGNE FOR PRE-DINNER DRINKS, MEALS, EVENINGS AND SERVED WITH… Grilled langoustines, asparagus, lemon chicken, beef tartare in olive oil, risotto with parmesan, lemon tart etc. |
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Women pioneered the Colin Champagne vineyard, which is now run by brothers Richard and Romain Colin. The passion for vines and wine began with their grandmothers Geneviève Prieur and Marie Louise Radet who both inherited vines from their parents. But the family’s first winegrower dates back to 1829 with Constant Piéton, the great grandfather of Geneviève Prieur, Richard’s and Romain’s maternal grandmother.
Wine-making
The harvest, hand-picked when the grapes reach perfect maturity, is then taken to a traditional wooden Coquard press as well as a pneumatic press on the property. A few months in casks give the wines time to oxygenate slowly.
At Champagne Colin, the wines are aged on the lees for at least double the minimum time required and for more than 6 months after disgorgement. Each plot is vinified separately to allow each of our terroirs to fully express its character. Thanks to these traditional methods tending vines and crafting wines, Champagne Colin champagnes are marked by finesse and elegance, and typical of the Côte des Blancs’ greatest vineyards.
The Estate
Most of the 10-hectare estate is planted with Chardonnay – the king of grape varieties in the Blanc de blancs area of Champagne, France – in the prestigious Côte des Blancs in Vertus, Bergères-les-Vertus and Cuis, classified as Premier Cru Champagne and in the Grand Cru villages of Cramant and Oiry. Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier are grown in the village of Sézanne. The rest of the vineyard lies further away in Venteuil in the Marne Valley and in Dormans.
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