RRP £24.00
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| Our Price: | £17.49 |
| Vintage: | N/V |
| Grape Variety: | 100% Pinot Noir |
| Size of Bottle: | 75cl |
| Alcohol: | 12% |
Description & Press Reviews:
This is a Champagne for all occasions, from 'tea time' to dawn. It can be served as an aperitif or can accompany Grilled Fish and even Poultry Dishes in Sauce. Good golden colour with fine bubbles which produces scents of spices, wheat, fresh flowers, plums and white fruits. In the mouth it is full bodied, well balanced with plenty of spicy fruits which creates a long, dry unexpected aftertaste.Blanc de Noir Champagne is made purely from red grapes as opposed to Blanc de Blanc which is made from white grapes.
The Daily Mail: Think Champers, and you think the big name brands that racing drivers spray over each other. But one of the key benefits of visiting the Champagne region is to get out and about and see the smaller producers whose bubbly is often as good - and considerably cheaper.
There are dozens, not least Edmond BARNAUT in the splendidly named village of BOUZY, east of Epernay.
The Wine Advocate: Blanc de Noirs: floral on the palate with an expressive scent and fruity heart. Finely textured, silky,with a remarkable clearness and presentation of very pleasant purified style. A long and pure finale.
Clive Platman, The Birmingham Post, Food & Drink
A full-blown, powerful driven Pinot from a top grower in Bouzy with flavours of brioche, raspberry, chocolate and breadcrumbs, shot through with keen minerality. Try too the Grande Reserve and Vintage 1998.
Clive Platman Birmingham Plus
Whilst a “Blanc de Blancs” Champagne will be exclusively Chardonnay, a Blanc de Noirs can be a combination of the two black varieties, Pinots Meunier and Noir. Chardonnay gives structure and finesse, whereas Pinot Noir provides richness and power. Pinot Meunier, the least well-regarded, offers red fruits and is faster maturing. It is therefore used as the backbone of cheaper supermarket blends.
Secondé-Collard are growers in Bouzy, on the south-east corner of the Montagne de Reims, which is famous for Pinot Noir. This cuvee is from a Grand Cru vineyard, meaning it is 100% Pinot Noir, as no Pinot Meunier vineyards qualify for Grand Cru status.
As expected, this was full and rich, but had an off-putting sulphurous note. Nevertheless, there was a minerally fresh quality as the wine broadened on the palate to give raspberry and chocolate flavours.
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