Roger COULON Brut Nature Esprit de Vrigny
Zero Dosage Vrigny Terroir
33% Pinot Meunier, 33%, Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay
Brut Nature Esprit de Vrigny Cru Zero Dosage, Empreinte d'un Terroir: A balanced blending of one-third Chardonnay from chalky soils, one-third Pinot Noir from clay soils and one-third Pinot Menieur from sandy soils, using only the best grapes from 1er Cru Vrigny for this Cuvée. All base wines are aged in used barriques. They are then on the lees for at least six years. A pure expression of the spirit of this terroir that sees zero dosage.
The wine displays a clear, super fresh and subtle/delicate bouquet with great purity, vibrancy and noblesse. Pristine and crisp on the palate, with a refined and salty finish, this is a very filigreed and complex cuvée that reflects the terroir of Vrigny, which is virtually the sea. This is mineral and firmly structured, but at the same time, it's also fine. It is terribly long and pure, with an iodine-inflected and intense yet fresh finish.
Robert Parker: 94+ points, Gerhard Eichelmann: 92 points
La présentation de Eric et Isabelle COULON: «Non dosé, ce champagne est le fruit d'un assemblage équilibré des trois cépages champenois, minutieusement sélectionnés sur les vignes les plus représentatives du terroir de Vrigny, dont il valorise au plus haut l'Esprit. Minéralité et fraîcheur n'ont jamais autant porté ce vin.»