La Côte à bras 2012
The Côte à Bras comes from a single plot that Joseph Perrier describes as historic for the house: AH83, classified as Premier Cru. Only Pinot Noir is grown there, and the 2012 vintage is a Brut Nature, meaning no added dosage. At 7,763 bottles, the production stays small.
On the nose there are bergamot, fruit in syrup and candied oranges. The attack is fresh and precise, then honey and ripe fruit come forward before a salty, iodine-tinged and mineral finish follows. That makes it a good companion for spiny lobster or roast blue lobster. Serve it at 10 to 12 °C in a wide white wine glass so the aromas can open up.
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Joseph Perrier
Einziges Champagnerhaus in Châlons-en-Champagne: gegründet 1825, sechste Generation, gallo-römische Kreidekeller und die Cuvée Joséphine.
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