Terre d'Emotion Brut Vérité 1.5L

Composition: 70% Chardonnay, 15% Pinot Noir and 15% Pinot Meunier blend with reserve wines from oak barrels. Minimum 5 years old - 6.5g sugar.

The wine has been cultivated biodynamically since 2009, although not certified.

Aromas: The Champagne displays a brilliant golden hue with a golden-green shimmer, delicate bubbles, and a persistent fine string of pearls. The nose is pure finesse and gourmandise. After an initial impression of brioche with hints of hawthorn and violet, this Champagne unfolds elegantly and fruitily with notes of pear, peach, and mandarin. A racy wine, where the terroir is highlighted by the mineral touch of chalk and flint and the simultaneously gentle and spicy accents of white pepper. On the palate, it is round and generous with a caressing, silky foam texture. The rather chiseled and concentrated density is tautened by the balanced acidity, expressing a feeling of great aromatic freshness. The terroir places the blend in the foreground, emphasizing harmonious and lingering notes of mandarin, white pepper, and mineral limestone.

Recommendation: Perfect as an aperitif or with pâté.

Award: Guide Hachette * - 15/20 Gault&Millau

Fr: "Le nez crémeux se révèle sur des agrumes frais, de l’aubépine, du sureau et des roses anciennes. La bouche gourmande, puissante, soutenue, presque ostentatoire, offre un retour de Kalamansi, pain perdu et poivre blanc. Joli crayeux salvateur en finale."

En: "The creamy nose reveals fresh citrus fruits, hawthorn, elderflower, and old roses. The palate is gourmand, powerful, sustained, almost ostentatious, offering a return of Kalamansi, French toast, and white pepper. A beautiful, redeeming chalky note on the finish."

 And this is what Natalie Lumpp, TOP Sommelier, writes about Champagne Charpentier's "Brut Vérité - Terre d'Emotion":

"Do you have the right Champagne chilled for the holidays? If I may offer a tip: it's worth letting Champagne rest before enjoying it! With still wine, I find it hard to understand when people say it needs to rest or recover after transport. With Champagne, however, this is definitely true. Due to the carbonation, the sweetness and acidity of Champagne often aren't in harmony after transport. A period of rest can be very helpful.

My special tip for Christmas and New Year's Eve: Champagne Brut Vérité Terre d‘Emotion by Charpentier.

It sparkles in the glass with a rich gold, and it smells wonderfully of almonds, nuts, honey, and freshly baked brioche. The high Chardonnay content gives the Champagne a round and supple structure. On the palate, you feel its minerality; it appears delicate and refined, and its fine aroma of fresh oranges gives it a wonderful freshness in the finish!

With the name Terre d’Emotion, the winemaking couple Céline and Jean-Marc Charpentier have not promised too much. The Chardonnay grapes come from very old vineyards, which give the Champagne its minerality. The smaller proportion of Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir gives it fine, spicy aromas, as does the fact that part of the base wine was allowed to mature in oak barrels. With its dry style, it is by no means cloying.

I can only say: the ideal companion for the holidays!"

Note on possible allergens: contains alcohol, sulfites and residual sugar