Grand Cru — Blanc de Blancs — Vintage
Signé François 2012
Cramant
The footprint of a Grand Cru — power, finesse and chalky vibrancy.
Eye
Luminous, slightly fluid appearance, pale golden yellow with bright yellow reflections. Continuous stream of fine bubbles.
Nose
Expressive, harmonious first nose — brioche, hawthorn blossom, acacia honey, wet and creamy chalk, milk caramel. Once aerated: toasted hazelnut, candied quince, Carensac liquorice, peppermint, fresh meringue, heady white rose, hints of sea spray.
Palate
Explicit, supple attack with silky bubbles. Pulpy, creamy fruitiness sustained by a well-balanced, tense acidity. Refined mid-palate, precise in savor and mouthfeel — a fusion of fruity and chalky notes with pure saltiness.
Finish
A lingering finish, with remarkable brilliance and chalky vibrancy. The 2012 vintage gave great balance for Champagne, enabling the full expression of power and finesse of our terroir.
Service
- Serving temperature
- 9 °C
- Recommended glass
- Slender and curved glass
- Grape varieties
- 100% Chardonnay — 2012 vintage
- Terroir
- Cramant
- Classification
- Grand Cru — Blanc de Blancs — Vintage
Food pairings
- 01Smoked monkfish carpaccio, periwinkles and cockles, herb vinaigrette
- 02Grilled lobster with Champagne sabayon
- 03Langoustine tartare and cromesquis, pea mousse on grapefruit jelly
- 04Langoustine and caviar on seaweed tartare, hazelnut-oil cream
- 05Sautéed lobster in foaming seaweed butter
- 06Roasted turbot fillet, nori, fermented butternut squash jus
- 07Braised turbot fillet, asparagus purée, butter sauce
- 08John Dory cooked in cabbage and basil, fish stock with Noilly Prat
- 09Roasted John Dory with saffron butter
- 1036-month aged parmesan
