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Dosage: 4,5 g/l
- 1st fermentation: Fûts
- Malo: Yes
- Monocru: Verzenay
- Harvest: 100% 2008
- Montagne de Reims - Verzenay Grand Cru
- Extra Brut
- Chardonnay 50% - Pinot Noir 50%
- 1st fermentation: Fûts
- Malo: Yes
- Monocru: Verzenay
- Harvest: 100% 2008
- Montagne de Reims - Verzenay Grand Cru
- Extra Brut
- Chardonnay 50% - Pinot Noir 50%
Serving and food pairings
Keep the serving temperature around 12°C and serve this Cuvée in a well-curved flute.
It goes well with firm fish (red mullet, monkfish, sea bream, st. Pierre...) accompanied by sauce, as well as grilled shellfish (lobster, crayfish).
Cockles’ risotto could be another delicious option.
Avoid vegetables, which will detract from the finesse of the aromas and harden the texture of the wine.
It goes well with firm fish (red mullet, monkfish, sea bream, st. Pierre...) accompanied by sauce, as well as grilled shellfish (lobster, crayfish).
Cockles’ risotto could be another delicious option.
Avoid vegetables, which will detract from the finesse of the aromas and harden the texture of the wine.
Dinner aperitif
Shellfish
Sea shell
Risotto
Fish
Visual analysis
L’Authentique 2008 has a green-gold color, with an extremely fine and calm effervescence, consistent with the age of the Cuvée.
The visual presentation reveals maturity and energy.
The visual presentation reveals maturity and energy.
Olfactory analysis
The first nose is very elegant. Notes of praline, candied lemon, ginger, as well as jasmine and honeysuckle.
With time, you can discover nuances of spring honey, coffee and baked pear, white pepper and iodine.
This is a rare, complex and subtle nose: the expression of a wine that has reached maturity but has not yet given its all.
With time, you can discover nuances of spring honey, coffee and baked pear, white pepper and iodine.
This is a rare, complex and subtle nose: the expression of a wine that has reached maturity but has not yet given its all.
Taste analysis
The attack on the palate is both tender and precise.
The Cuvée's acidity, effervescence and salinity are simultaneously perceptible. Then the palate opens with a fluid, taut, very dynamic sensation. The energetic and lively effervescence generate a tight, almost brittle, yet caressing, texture that may suggest taffeta.
This material, which has fully absorbed the oak ageing, keeps the wine upright and straight.
The Cuvée's acidity, effervescence and salinity are simultaneously perceptible. Then the palate opens with a fluid, taut, very dynamic sensation. The energetic and lively effervescence generate a tight, almost brittle, yet caressing, texture that may suggest taffeta.
This material, which has fully absorbed the oak ageing, keeps the wine upright and straight.
The final
The finish is complex and delicate. It is finely saline, cold and mineral, ending on a note suggestive of licorice.
Millésime 2008
Grand Cru
Hervy-Quenardel
This is a "haute couture" Champagne.
Subtle and rare on the nose, it shows a wonderful character of purity and precision on the palate. It perfectly captures the potential of the 2008 harvest and will continue to do so for many years to come.
Subtle and rare on the nose, it shows a wonderful character of purity and precision on the palate. It perfectly captures the potential of the 2008 harvest and will continue to do so for many years to come.
Discover the Vigneron
Hervy-Quenardel
From a young age, I worked alongside my father in our vineyards, fostering a deep
connection with nature.
Driven by my innate passion for nature, I pursued further education at the Lycée
Agricole, where I delved into the multifaceted realm of viticulture. It was there that I
realized I had inherited the same fervor that ignited the souls of my ancestors: the
ability to shepherd a cuvée from vine to bottle, overseeing every step of its creation.
Few vocations afford such a comprehensive and fulfilling journey.