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Wine Description
The Story
Nicolas Feuillatte’s iconic cuvée, capturing its quintessential style, Palmes d’Or Brut is only revealed through the prism of the vintage, when a truly exceptional harvest year enables its primary qualities to truly shine. A wine defined by time, capable of stirring supreme emotion, offering texture and flavours of great finesse.
A precious, black, opaque bottle that shuns accepted Champagne tradition. A bottle specially designed to contain this exceptional Champagne, facetted like a precious stone, its exterior illuminated with a thousand shards of light. Golden letters, traced with a touch of luxury, subtly underscore the promise of an exceptional Champagne.
Blend:
• Chardonnay 50%, Pinot Noir 50% from 11-12 Grand Crus
• 95% of wines sourced from Grand Cru vineyards, a blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay in equal measure.
• Chardonnay – Chouilly, Cramant, Oger, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Avize et Montgueux)
• Pinot Noir – Bouzy, Verzy, Verzenay, Aÿ et Ambonnay..
• A pure gem, an ode to beauty.
• Rested in the cellars for almost a decade.
• A defining feature: Chardonnay from Montgueux, more tropical, fleshy and intense in character, and imparting its aromatic patina and cohesive qualities.
Taste:
• Aromas of bracingly fresh white fruits, dried almonds and apricots, and a slight hint of spice.
• Upfront, permeating flavours of redcurrant and citrus fruits. A second wave of Pinot Noir freshness and streak of minerality, underpinned by a distinctive chalk signature and acutely delicate smoky edge.
Vintage 2002
A cold winter and a mild late spring cued for a perfect June allowing early and fast flowering. Outstanding weather conditions prevailed and the season went on without dramatic turns. Rains in August raised concerns regarding gray rot, but finally sunshine and dry conditions throughout September resulted in an abundant crop of largely healthy fruit (11,930 kg/ha). Dehydration due to wind further aided in achieving perfect ripeness and additional concentration. This, and the cool nights, helped in retaining fresh acidity and, despite the ripeness (10.3% potential alcohol), the wines did not suffer from heaviness or a lack of life. A near-perfect vintage, which produced balanced Champagnes consistently around the region. The best show an impeccable combination of freshness, power, structure and finesse. However, some have matured aromatically quicker than expected and are already past their peak. 2002 produced an abundance of spectacular champagnes, such as Dom Pérignon (the entire range), Krug Vintage and Clos du Mesnil, Piper-Heidsieck Rare, Louis Roederer Cristal and Cristal Rosé, Ruinart Dom Ruinart and Dom Ruinart Rosé, Salon Le Mesnil and Taittinger Comtes de Champagne, to name a few.