Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte Grand Cru Blanc de Noir 2015
Bronze-tinged, straw-yellow in colour. Appealing notes of redcurrant, cranberry and raspberry caress the palate, paving the way for lemon verbena and Darjeeling tea. As the wine gains in body, notes of hawthorn, brambles and cedar bark come to the fore.
This Blanc de Noirs Champagne is made exclusively from Pinot Noir grapes carefully selected from Grand Cru villages in the Montagne de Reims. It draws its character from the soils, gaining balance and freshness from the gentle slopes of Verzy and Verzenay, and delicate spices, body and minerality from the chalky soils on the southern slopes of Bouzy.
Vinified in small-capacity, temperature-controlled, stainless-steel tanks. Aged at least 6 years in the cellars. Chief Winemaker Guillaume Roffian adapts dosage levels to each champagne in order to enhance the flavours and aromas. The choice of reserve wine is paramount and takes into a consideration a whole range of factors, including the proportion of cru wines, harvest year, grape varieties and vinification and ageing methods, in order to preserve the intrinsic style of each cuvée.
Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte is a leading cooperative which unites over 5,000 growers across the Champagne region. Founded on freedom and ambition, their incredible success story has been indelibly stamped with a successful and simple philosophy: to create a Champagne for everyone. The youngest of the major Champagne Houses, this dynamic venture was created in 1972, when Henri Macquart, the first CEO of Centre Vinicole de la Champagne and Nicolas Feuillatte, an ambitious entrepreneur and founder of the eponymous Champagne House, crossed paths and set the venture on the path to success. They carefully source fruit from a remarkable array of Crus, across a mosaic of different terroirs, which are enhanced by the subtle art of blending. The grapes are vinified by Cru, by area and by grape variety, together with a meticulous selection of Grands Crus and Premiers Cru, which results in wonderfully nuanced Champagnes, which reflect the harmony, finesse and freshness of this unique region.
