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  • Country ranking ?

    1 211
  • Producer ranking ?

    46
  • Decanting time

    20min
  • When to drink

    now to 2030
  • Food Pairing

    foie gras

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This Blanc de Blancs particularly enhances creamy-textured food, such as foie gras, meat and poultry cooked with dried or fresh fruit. A perfect accompaniment to Chinese cuisine (sweet and sour sauces) and light desserts (fruit tarts, nougat). Serve lightly chilled (8 to 10°C).

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The Story

A perfect complement to the House’s trilogy of vintage wines, Sublime Réserve is a dry (30 g/litre) Blanc de Blancs specifically deve- loped to accompany haute cuisine.

100% Chardonnay. First press juice of mainly Grand and Premier Cru Chardonnay grapes.

vinification

Vinified using traditional methods to avoid premature oxidation. A portion of the wine is produced without malolactic fermentation, and without the use of wooden barrels in order to preserve its overall natural freshness and improve the aging potential. The dosage of 30 g/litre does not mask the wine's character or pleasant acidity.

aging

Aged for 6 to 8 years in order to obtain the characteristic roundness of old Chardonnay wines. This aromatically rich wine retains its natural acidity, thereby avoiding any heaviness.

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Wine Information

This vintage was marked by contrasts: frost and dryness in winter, rainfall and warmth during the growing season, and a harvest of hot, particularly dry weather.

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Vintage 2005

 The 2005 vintage was a year of marked contrasts between seasons and regions. Following a fairly harsh winter, 2005 had a mild spring with relatively warm temperatures all year long. There was above average sunshine and a slight water deficit, as had been the case throughout the dry cycle of 2005/2004 and 2003. The heat and humidity in July produced larger grapes and bunches, rather unusually for the Champagne region, while the cooler weather in August, followed by a very sunny month of September, led to favourable ripening in spite of heavy parasite pressure. The harvest dates were “typical” of those of the decade: September 12th for Chardonnays and the following day for Pinots Noirs.

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Latest Pro-tasting notes

<10 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Deep and Green-Yellow

ending

Medium, Smooth and Pure

flavors

Raspberry, Honey, Leather, Creamy, Dried-fruit and Perfumed

nose

Youthful, Fresh, Seductive and Generous

taste

Low alcohol content, Balanced, Concentrated, Good texture, Medium-bodied, Elegant, Jammy and Toasty

Verdict

Exotic and Well-rounded

Information

Origin

Mareuil-sur-Ay, Champagne

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