Cazals

Carte d'Or Grand Cru | Bottle 75cl

Description

The Carte d'Or Grand Cru cuvée from Maison Cazals is a Blanc de Blancs champagne of unique intensity and purity. It is the perfect champagne for an aperitif, its freshness and liveliness are absolutely remarkable.

Maison Cazals is located in Mesnil-sur-Oger, one of the most famous villages of the Côte des Blancs. World famous houses like Salon or Delamotte were born in this village and all the big houses have vines there. The plots of vines located in the village of Mesnil-sur-Oger and the neighbouring village of Oger have the particularity of being very chalky, they give grapes with frank liveliness, and wines that often have to be aged for a few. years so that their ardor softens and they give their best.

Oger and Mesnil-sur-Oger are classified Grand Cru, the highest level of the Champagne appellation. Only 17 villages are classified Grand Cru.

The Carte d'Or Grand Cru cuvée is a Blanc de Blancs champagne, that is to say that only the Chardonnay grape is used. This Chardonnay, therefore, coming from Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oger, is vinified in stainless steel vats in order to retain maximum freshness and liveliness. The Carte d'Or Grand Cru cuvée is then aged for 3 years in the house cellars dug in the chalk, which allows it to maintain a constant and ideal temperature.

This champagne is dosed in Brut, at 8g / l, which highlights the citrus and pastry aromas

The Carte d'Or Grand Cru cuvée has a golden color with slightly green reflections. Its bubbles are very fine and extremely lively.

On the nose, it is a very elegant champagne, very fine, which offers citrus notes (lemon, yuzu, pomelos ...), then within minutes it evolves towards rounder and slightly spicy aromas (vanilla, white pepper …).

On the palate, this is a cuvée with a lively onset, full of energy, which then gives way to an airy mouth, all in lace. The finish stretches for long seconds on a lemony touch and beautiful bitter notes.