Jean Velut, "Témoignage" Brut - 2013

Name: Jean Velut, "Témoignage" Brut
Brand: Jean Velut
SKU: 44913
Price: 72.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

750 mL

Item # 44913

Entirely made of Chardonnay from the Velut estate's three plots of oldest vines, this vintage Champagne comes from an excellent vintage that you can cellar or drink tonight. Pair this Champagne with salty starters such as potato chips from the green market.

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Color

White

Vintage

2013

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-Region

L`Aube

Producer

Jean Velut

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

There are a few qualities I look for when selecting Champagne: a bit of age, some oxidative nuttiness, and great value. With one of these, I'm happy. Two, thrilled. But all three? I'm shouting from the rooftops! So heed my call and check out this incredible Champagne from the estate of Jean Velut. We're looking at 100% Chardonnay from vines planted in the early 1970s, aged 10 years on the lees before disgorgement. Oxidative in style, this gives rich, yeasty notes of toasted almonds, but is still deliciously fresh and vibrant on the palate, its minerally core still intact thanks to a tiny dosage. The Velut family was among the first to recognize the potential of the steep, chalky slopes of Montgueux in the Aube, and thank goodness for that. This is an all-rounder Champagne if I've ever seen one - as in I want to drink it all year round!

- BB

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