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Uutiset
A golden colour with pretty pink highlights, the colour tints seem to have captured sunshine, taking on a honeyed air.
To the nose, with its exceptional intensity, this complex and gourmet nose is the signature of Giraud style. The pear and dried cherry express the year's generosity...then a succession of thyme, cocoa, pepper, dried flower, morel mushroom and meat gravy aromas highlight the terroir in the finish : limestone and curry. This is a nose at the very summit of the champagne hierarchy in the 2000 Vintage.
The palate is supple, smooth effervescence before its body takes over, rich and full. Its vinosity sets the is rich, substantial, broad and creamy, with attractive tactile extremely round with a dash of the freshness that evokes the terroir of Ay.
This is a very weighty Champagne possessing great complexity and elegance.
Viinin Kuvailu
The Story
2005 base vintage; a blend of 60% Pinot Noir and 40% Chardonnay, fermented and aged in small barrels from the Argonne Forest Deep yellow; aromas of tropical fruit, Anjou pear, smoked mozzarella and a light nuttiness. Excellent depth of fruit, with a delicate feel on the palate. The wood notes are intriguing, but not too powerful. Good acidity, excellent persistence and complexity, with a rich, compelling finish. Outstanding! Enjoy over the next 7-10 years.
Wine Information
Here we find all the characteristics that make the "Oak Barrels" cuvee such a great success. This 2000 vintage is both impressive and appealing. It goes with all gastronomic dishes. THe sunny character of 2000 calls, above all for hot dishes. Pie-cust recipes
and hot, spicy dishes (curry, colombo) will boost the pairing choice.
Enjoy it with friends and wine-lovers, served in a curved flute or beautiful wine-glass, between 10°C and 12°C.-
Vuosikerta 2000
A warm and wet winter was followed by an equally wet spring. First, in May, came the seri- ous heat, which gave a fast owering around June 14. Chlorosis and mold growth were evi- dent. June and August were hot and dry. But if you were like me, and tried to have a July vaca- tion in Champagne that year, you noticed how cold and rainy it was. The weather was almost as bad as at home, with constant rain and local hailstorms.
Everything looked hopeless, but the good weather during harvest saved a decent amount of fresh grapes. Harvest started on my birthday—September 11—and ended in early October. Chardonnay and pinot meunier did better than the delicate pinot noir. The year will become sought after thanks to their magic number. The quality does not look too fancy yet though. The wines are quite light with short lives. However, it is a very enjoyable moment, with its intense exotic aromas of passion fruit and tangerine. I am delighted to recommend some romantic bottles of the successful pink trio William Deutz Rosé, Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé, and Pommery Cuvée Louise Rosé.
by Richard Juhlin/
