Vilmart & Cie

Grand Cellier | Magnum 150cl

Description

Vilmart's Cuvée Grand Cellier is a champagne that succeeds in combining great finesse with gourmet notes. A champagne of great class.

Laurent Champs, who represents the 4th generation, makes this cuvée by blending 70% Chardonnay and 30% Pinot Noir. The grapes come exclusively from the 1er Cru terroir of Rilly-la-Montagne.

The wines are then vinified and aged in oak barrels for 10 months. This ageing process allows the wood to give the wines a patina, taming the ardour of the Rilly-la-Montagne grapes. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out, to preserve the wine's freshness.

Cuvée Grand Cellier has a luminous color illuminated by countless girlish bubbles.

On the nose, this champagne initially reveals milky, blond caramel and tobacco notes. After a few minutes, the ageing in casks appears with its more racy notes. The fruit is still fresh and delicate.

On the palate, the wine opens with a taut, elegant attack. The mid-palate is creamy, with a lovely hint of vinosity. The palate is structured and harmonious, with a dynamic, mineral finish.

A great champagne!