Champagne Vazart-Coquart
Extra Brut Grand Bouquet Blanc de Blancs Chouilly Grand Cru
Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
Bottle size:
750 ml
Shipping: R99 nationwide
Champagne Vazart-Coquart
Champagne Vazart-Coquart is situated in the heart of the Côte des Blancs in Champagne, farming and producing Champagne in the Grand Cru village of Chouilly. The wines were introduced to South Africa via Pieter Ferreira (Graham Beck and Pieter Ferreira), an encyclopaedia of the Champagne region and admirer of the precision and craft at Vazart-Coquart. At the helm since 1991 is Jean-Pierre Vazart as the third generation. An imposing, characterful and innovative vigneron, who has transitioned the domaine parcels over to organic certified viticulture. Vazart are among the top independent and Grower Champagne producers in the region, farming 30 plots across 11ha and specialising in Chardonnay (Blanc de Blancs). Farming for quality over yield, these are far removed from the generic, mass produced offerings of Champagne.
Description
Colour: Pale, delicate yellow with green reflections/very fine perlage. Nose: The 2016 Grand Bouquet Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Extra Brut shows itself ripe, juicy and with a beautiful bouquet of ripe quince, vineyard peach, orange flesh, orange zest, camomile, oyster shell and dried pastries. Palate: The palate is also juicy and beguiling, with a salty trace and fine carbonic acid. A champagne that transports you directly to the sea with its finesse and intensity, so intense is its salty-mineral impression. Crystalline, crystal clear - a real discovery and a fantastic food companion at a very good price-value ratio!
Food Pairing
Oysters with grapefruit wedges, Norway lobster with Norway lobster champagne butter sauce and baguette, Poussin with peach, basmati rice and almonds
