Sunday 21 September 2014

Fleury Champagne Extra Brut 1995




This comes directly from the cellar of Monsieur Fleury. It was just Jean-Pierre in person, to convince me about the absolute goodness of this vintage, showing, at this moment, truly amazing and giving high satisfaction.

It is an assembled - 80 Pinot Noir and 20 Chardonnay - which did not, at the time, the malolactic. Spent nearly 20 years is too easy, now, to argue that choice was never more rewarding.

The cap that has worked and held up very well, is unequivocal evidence about the absolute quality of the "stuff".
Gold, not too intense, not even the shadow of oxidation, with very fine bubbles, relentless, unstoppable.

What is amazing is the incredible freshness that emanates the liquid on the nose and on the palate, especially on the palate.
A very young and pointed wine, high minerality, with some white flowers and many citrus fruits, a touch of acacia honey, a hefty sum of champignons and oysters. Striking and dazzling verticality.

The rest are e m o t i o n s - not transferable - that everyone picks up and lives on its own initiative, capable of infinite variables - with whom, where, how, when, how much, etc.

Chapeau-bas, Jean-Pierre.


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