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Grand Vintage Collection 2006

Grand Vintage Collection 2006

tasting notes

Composition

Chardonnay: 42%. Pinot Noir: 39%. Meunier: 19%. The Chardonnay grapes, which were the ripest and healthiest, are in the majority, while the proportion of Meunier, which was less ripe and more fragile at the end of the harvest, is lower than in previous vintages. Pinot Noir completes the blend.

Bright gold color, with green hues

A smoky, full-bodied bouquet

A black and spicy bouquet

After 15 years of ageing on yeast lees, the reductive ripeness is well developed, with dry, grey notes of smoke and toast. Initial notes of flint and pepper remain. On aeration, the fruit reveals itself. The original juicy, yellow fruit (peach, mango), has become darker and candied, and is now reminiscent of dates or figs.

A long, full-bodied palate

On the palate, the attack is generous and supple, and the wine unfolds like an enveloping sphere. The prolonged ageing on yeast lees has lengthened the initial matter, and the finish lingers with a concentrated, deliciously bitter sensation of candied lemon.

DOSAGE

5g/L

AGING PERIOD IN THE CELLAR

15 years

AGING AFTER DISGORGEMENT

6 months minimum

Chromaticity

Grey, smoky, toasted notes emerge on the initial nose. The fruit is concentrated and candied, like a plump date.

Textures

On the palate, the wine develops and fills the mouth.

do

Generous, melting textures

Smoky toasted notes combined with a concentrated fruitiness

Moderate iodized flavor of white fish or seaweed

Controlled saltiness

Fragrant peppers

Exotic condiment flavors

don't

Pure, excessive acidity

Excessively fresh greenness and dominant plant flavors

Dominant sweetness

Red meat

Fibrous textures (skate wing, muscular parts of fish)

Dry or very chewy textures (abalone, dry meats)

Raw unprepared products

Ingredients matrix

pourquoi ?
Mâche non excessive
Jutosité délicate et élégante
Œufs de poisson (pour le craquant
et la salinité iodée)
Quel ingrédient ?
Poissons à chair blanche
(daurade, bar, turbot, St. Pierre, Sole)
Œufs de poisson
Comment ?
Cru
Poissons à chair blanche
(daurade, bar, turbot, St. Pierre, Sole)
Œufs de poisson
Cuit
Rôti sans excès de coloration
Poché et servis avec une mayonnaise
vis avec une mayonnaise

Inspirations

Sea bass slow-cooked in olive oil, caviar, passion fruit and mango Béarnaise

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