CHAMPAGNE ROGER COULON Brut Nature 1er Cru 'Esprit de Vrigny' NV

Grape

Chardonnay (33%), Pinot Meunier (33%), Pinot Noir (33%)

Tasting notes

A superb bright gold and a discreet nose announces notes of citrus, white flowers, acacia honey, sage and little red fruits. The balance between elegance, tension and minerality excites the taste buds. A pure and long finish is punctuated with a hint of bitterness. A very pure NON Dosed Champagne to be enjoyed on its own or to be paired with oysters, urchins or seafood.

Expert Ratings

94+ / 100 Parker

Officially non-vintaged but based on 2009, the NV Premier Cru Brut Nature Esprit de Vrigny is a blend that represents the best soils for each grape variety: one-third Pinot Meunier from sandy soils, one-third Chardonnay from chalky soils and one-third Pinot Noir from clay soils. 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. This is a great, very persistent, rye and iodine-flavored wine—endless and long like a wine from the Jura. Persistently salty. Encore and encore. The is the most subtle complexity you can get in Champagne. Guys, I love it! Disgorged in June 2016. Tasted April 2018. Stephen Reinhardt

90 / 100 Vinous

The NV Brut Nature Esprit de Vrigny 1er Cru is bright and punchy, with all of the energy that is common in top non- dosè Champagnes. Sage, mint, white flowers, citrus and red berry notes pulse with real energy in a taut, steely Champagne that has so much to offer. The style will appeal most to readers who enjoy the more nervy side of Champagne, that much is clear. Disgorged: November, 2018. Antonio Galloni