Serge Mathieu Brut Tradition | Champagne
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Discovered in an exclusive Right Bank Paris wine bar, Serge Mathieu's Champagne is a revelation and is what really good champagne is all about. We thought when we first tasted it that it was a vintage Grande Marque Champagne. 2 stars in the Hachette Wine Guide—in our opinion it should be 3. This is a single grower Champagne made from Serge Mathieu's own grapes, and not bought in from scores of growers as the bigger brands are. The new edition of Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book lists it as "an outstanding eco-friendly" Champagne to watch in 2007. The price is unbeatable—highly recommended.
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The Press
‘[Wine of the month] Aged for four years, that time on its lees has imbued this fizz with beautiful, autolytic complexity. There’s a hint of dried red berries on the nose, lying alongside perky citrus fruits and cream aromas. The palate is vibrant, full of flavor and wonderfully balanced (17.5/20)’—Decanter Magazine 'The aromas of ripe cherry like Pinot melding with meat, spices, and leather lead on to a grand palate filling mouthfeel uncannily like a mini Bollinger (Grande Année, not Special Cuvée!). Yet the most lasting impression is of finesse, balance, and the lightest of touches in the winemaking' —Neil Beckett, 1001 Wines You Must Try Before You Die, June 2008 '[One of the top three] epitome of grower Champagnes…..Billecart-Salmon of grower Champagnes...11ha of picture-perfect vines and a superbly equipped winery. Malolactic is carried out with great delicacy endowing these superbly elegant Champagnes with a creamy richness...just so yummy...light and elegant with a silky pin-cushion mousse. 5 Stars' —Tom Stevenson, Decanter Magazine, May 2007Our tasting notes
The colour is golden hue with a crisp, honey-scented nose. The bubbles are small and concentrated and the wine exceptionally well balanced with just the right amount of acidity. Rich and creamy with an excellent finish. A Champagne to drink rather than taste. Exceptional.Wine data
Grape variety: Pinot Noir, ChardonnayAppellation: AC Champagne
Alcohol: 12.0%
About Champagne
Good Champagne is the most delicious and exhilarating of all aperitifs. Made from the black Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier or Chardonnay grapes and sometimes from as many 200 communes for the bigger brands, the wines must be aged in the bottle for a minimum of 15 months in the deep chalk cellars in and around Epernay and Reims. While 90% of Champagne consumed in the UK is from the big brand Champagne houses, this is not the case in France which drinks 2/3 of the region's production and where the brands are nothing like as dominant.
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