#1 - CHAMPAGNE LOMBARD - Extra Brut Premier Cru Rosé
Love at first sight for this Sparnac house, which produces chiselled wines with a charming aura. Elegant and gourmet, their Extra Brut Premier Cru Rosé is a blend of 50% Chardonnay Grand Cru (Grauves and Vertus), 40% Pinot Noir Premier Cru (Sermier and Cumières) and 10% Verzenay Grand Cru red wine.
A multiple award-winner, this wine boasts great aromatic balance. While the nose reveals discreet notes of red fruit, the palate is clearly reminiscent of cherry pie and sweet spices. Full-bodied and generous, this Cuvée will work wonders as an aperitif or with dinner.
With a low dosage, it reveals its charms with grilled salmon, chaource or red fruit tiramisu.
Cupid's advice: take this nugget with you on your first date or to declare your love - you promise to impress!
#2 - CHAMPAGNE LENOBLE - Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Mag 18
The grapes for this 100% Chardonnay Grand Cru come from Chouilly, one of the most emblematic and sought-after areas of the Côte des Blancs. With a very low dosage (2g/l), this fighter plane offers a 2018 base, with 30% perpetual reserve wines aged in corked magnums.
The profile of this wine is enchanting. Greedy and complex, it reveals notes of brioche, dried fruit, citrus and ripe white fruit.
With its purity and precision, thanks to the House's parcel-by-parcel approach, this connoisseur's Champagne is the perfect accompaniment to penne with Parmesan cream, crayfish tail salad or a sublime platter of lobster, oysters and other seafood delicacies.
Cupid's advice: exceptional wines call for exceptional requests. Between sips, get down on one knee and ask for her hand. If you're more timid, offer her a bunch of keys and ask her to move in with you.
#3 - CHAMPAGNE DRAPPIER Millésime Exception 2017
With this Cuvée, Champagne Drappier, the first carbon-neutral Champagne House, has succeeded in brilliantly transcribing the sublime year 2017. The play of seduction between Pinot Noir (66%) and Chardonnay (34%) is remarkable. Wood ageing and 4 years' ageing on the lees have enabled this great Champagne to gain in aromatic complexity.
From the very first seconds, this gentleman reveals notes of citrus, hazelnut, vanilla and red fruit. The nose is rich, the finish persistent.
Deep, intense and vinous, it will seduce as an aperitif or with grilled sea bass, risotto, sole a la plancha or white pudding with foie gras.
Cupid's advice: Enjoy with your loved one on a romantic getaway to an unusual location. This is the wine for lovers in love, who dare to make thoughtful gestures, passionate glances and fiery kisses.
Before returning to shoot his arrows, our mischievous cherub shares with us one last reco: in love, as in wine-tasting, there's only one rule: listen to your feelings.
See you soon,
Team Envie de Champ'
