The Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut from Vazart-Coquart is a very elegant, chiseled champagne, offering great finesse and beautiful liveliness.
It is made from Chardonnay grapes grown in the Grand Cru terroir of Chouilly, where the house's thirty-year-old vines are planted.
This Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut is vinified in stainless steel vats to obtain pure, clean aromas. This champagne then spends four years in the house's cellars to develop and round out its aromas, as well as gain complexity.
This is an Extra-Brut cuvée, which means that its dosage is extremely low, around 2.5g of sugar per liter.
The Vazart-Coquart house produces this cuvée in extremely limited quantities, with only 3,000 bottles available for sale each year.
This cuvée has a clear, lemon-yellow color with slightly green highlights. Its bubbles are very fine, lively, and numerous.
On the nose, the Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut Vazart-Coquart first reveals delicious notes of shortbread, candied lemon, hazelnuts, and sweet almonds. On the second nose, more subtle aromas of acacia, mint, and licorice emerge.
On the palate, this is a fresh champagne with a beautiful texture and elegant citrus notes. The beautiful minerality characteristic of the Grand Cru terroirs of the Côte des Blancs is evident.
The finish is salty, with hints of iodine and lemon.
A very fine cuvée that will pair beautifully with seafood dishes.
