André Clouet Brut Chalky
AOC Champagne, 750 ml
A stylish highlight for every celebration
- Born from chalk – a tribute to the chalky terroir of Champagne – both visually and in terms of taste.
- Bouquet: Citrus, almond, blossoms. Mineral, salty, spicy and elegant on the palate. Creamy perlage.
- With an aperitif, seafood or eggs Benedict. Presented in an elegant gift box – the ideal gift for champagne lovers.
Description
Chalky is a homage to the chalky terroir of Champagne – both visually and in terms of taste. Aged for at least three years on the lees in underground chalk cellars. You can see, smell and taste it. Citrus, almond and blossom on the nose. Mineral, salty on the palate, with richness, spice and elegance. Fine, creamy perlage included. Perfect with an aperitif, seafood or eggs Benedict at brunch. And in its elegant gift box, it's also the ideal present for any champagne fan.
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Attributes
| Grape variety: | Chardonnay |
| Producer: | Champagne André Clouet |
| Origin: | France / Champagne |
| Ripening potential: | 1 to 3 years |
| Drinking temperature: | 8 to 10 °C |
| Food Pairing: | Apéro pastries, Smoked fish, Giant crevettes, grilled langoustines, Oysters, Succulent chicken breast with cream sauc |
| Vinification: | bottle fermentation, pressed carefully and immediately |
| Harvest: | hand-picking |
| Maturation: | on the yeast |
| Maturation duration: | 84 months |
| Volume: | 12.0 % |
| Note: | Contains sulphites |
Champagne André 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.
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.”
