FORMAT: 0.75
GRAPE VARIETY: 60% PINOT NOIR 40% CHARDONNAY
DOSAGE: BRUT 7g/l
VINTAGE: 2014
PLACE: AOC CHAMPAGNE-FRANCE
GRADATION: 12%
"Forged by time, this Cristal 2014 promises to be a winner; it is savored in its youth and patiently awaited by the cellar for it to reach the complexity of a magnificent maturity."
A three-beat climatic waltz , with strong, clear and decisive contrasts! A splendid and dry spring that flows into a torrid June; an autumnal summer, cool and rainy ; a hot, sunny and very dry September... worthy of a month of August.
The “key” to the vintage lies in the soil and in the work of the winemakers : the chalk, which is beneficial because it drains better, in the medium-lower area of the hill, has allowed us to eliminate the excess water of the summer and limit stagnation... the increasingly virtuous viticultural practices are fundamental , allowing us to push ourselves further in the search for balance in the grapes and maturation.
TASTING NOTES
Golden color, bold, bright and brilliant . Dynamic effervescence, incessant succession of clouds of bubbles. Intense, fragrant and very pure bouquet. Concentrated and candied citrus fruits mix delicately with notes of harvest and lightly toasted almonds. Sensation of a generous ripeness of the fruit , dampened by fresh and acidic contrasts, delicate and energetic. Fruity palate and silky texture, amplified by a delicate effervescence perfectly integrated and deliciously elegant. The purity and perfection of the ripe yellow fruits blends with the intense chalky freshness, typical of Cristal, palpable and savory at the same time . On the palate it is full-bodied , juicy, concentrated, elongated, thanks to the defined and spicy structure of the partial refinements in oak barrels. The finish is crescendo, revealing a full texture in a long, savory and sublimely elegant finish.
ORIGINS
ORIGINS: 1/3 Vineyard of the “Rivière”
1/3 “Montagne” Vineyard
1/3 Vineyard of the “Côte”