The 2008 vintage from Louise Brison's Légende collection will seduce you with its perfect balance and great complexity.
Every year, Louise Brison sets aside a few bottles in its wine library. These bottles are stored in ideal conditions and offered for sale again after at least 10 years' ageing. The bottles have been recently disgorged to preserve their freshness.
Cuvée Légende 2008 is a blend of 50% Pinot Noir and 50% Chardonnay. The grapes come from the company's parcels located mainly on the terroir of Noé-Les-Mallets, in the Aube region. This is a very different terroir from that of the Marne. Here, we're closer to the terroirs of Chablis, with clay-limestone soils providing a generous, racy aromatic signature.
This cuvée is vinified and aged entirely in wood for around 9 months on its lees, to enable it to develop a wide range of aromas. Malolactic fermentation is only partially carried out.
After disgorging, no dosage is added, so as to appreciate this cuvée in its purest form, and let the terroir and vintage express themselves to the full.
Cuvée Légende 2008 has a deep gold color and delicate bubbles.
The nose is slightly spicy, with a hint of yellow-fleshed fruit such as quince. A fine, slightly woody finish with underlying acidity enhances the whole.
Louise Brison's Cuvée Légende Millésime 2008 goes perfectly with pan-fried langoustine tails with asparagus and citrus vinaigrette.
