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André Clouet Brut Chalky

André Clouet Brut Chalky

AOC Champagne, 750 ml

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Description

With its stylish white bottle, it is the highlight at any (white) party! Chalky - A visual and flavourful homage to the chalk terroir of Champagne. 100% Chardonnay from the 2013 vintage (although not labelled as such) from the Montagne de Reims and the Côte de Blancs. This Blanc de Blancs Champagne is elegant, full-bodied and has an almost maritime- like salinity. A Clouet champagne with its typical charm and creamy mellowness, accompanied by plenty of minerality and aromatic length. With the accompanying elegant gift box, it is not only an eye-catcher at any party, but also the perfect gift for any champagne fan.


Falstaff Sparkling Special 2022: 93 points

Champagne André Clouet scored 93 Punkte on the Falstaff Sparkling Special 2022 wit the Champagne Chalky Brut NV.

 


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Attributes

Origin: France / Champagne
Grape variety: Chardonnay
Ripening potential: 1 to 3 years after purchase
Drinking temperature: 8 to 10 °C
Food Pairing: Apéro pastries, Smoked fish, Succulent chicken breast with cream sauc, Oysters, Giant crevettes, grilled langoustines
Vinification: bottle fermentation, pressed carefully and immediately
Harvest: hand-picking
Maturation: on the yeast
Maturation duration: 84 months
Volume: 12.0 %
Residual sugar: 6g/l
Note: Contains sulphites
Producer

André Clouet / Jean François Clouet

We didn’t find the low house, dating from the 17th century, straight away, even though the village of Bouzy is not very large. Modest buildings are grouped around a courtyard, behind which a vineyard lies, similar to a clos.

But first of all, Jean François Clouet, last scion of this old family that is traceable to the court of Louis XV, guided us to an elevation. We found ourselves above Bouzy on the south side of the Montagne de Reims range of hills. Jean François points westwards: In 451 AD, Attila the Hun came riding from that direction and it was here that he met the army of the Western Roman Empire. But today, instead of a battlefield, a tranquil sea of vines stretches towards the horizon.

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Clouet
Grape variety

Chardonnay

King or beggar?

Hardly any variety of vine shows such a broad spectrum of quality as the Chardonnay. Its wines range from faceless neutrality to breath-taking class. It is an extremely low-maintenance vine, which explains why it is grown around the world – even in places where it probably should not be. The aromas of the Chardonnay variety are not very pronounced: a bit of green apple, a little hazelnut; in warmer latitudes, also melon and exotic fruits. The wines are often defined by maturing in casks. They develop more or less subtle notes of butter, toasted bread and vanilla. The grapes achieve their highest expression in their region of origin, Burgundy. Its heart beats in the Côte de Beaune: one might think of the plant growth of Meursault or Puligny-Montrachet. With their finesse and complexity, they can survive for decades. Chardonnay also achieves first class in some Blanc-de-Blancs champagnes. It additionally yields great wines in the Burgundian Chablis, and increasingly in Australia and Chile. A simple rule of thumb for pairing with food: When butter and cream are involved, you cannot go wrong with Chardonnay.

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Chardonnay
Country

France

France – Philosophy in a bottle

According to French philosophy, wine should be an expression of the soil and climate. They use the word “terroir” to describe this. Terroir makes every wine different, and many especially good. French wine is regarded worldwide as an expression of cultural perfection. The French believe that humans are responsible for the quality of the berries, the vine variety for their character, and nature for the quantity. This philosophy can be expressed succinctly as: “the truth is the vineyard, not the man.”

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Frankreich S
Rating
Parker 94+ Points