{"id":14065,"date":"2023-03-14T10:55:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T09:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/?p=14065"},"modified":"2023-03-16T11:13:34","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T10:13:34","slug":"these-winegrowers-who-make-champagne-sparkle-until-aube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/these-winegrowers-who-make-champagne-sparkle-until-aube\/","title":{"rendered":"These winegrowers who make champagne sparkle\u2026 until Aube (Part 2\/3)"},"content":{"rendered":"

We announced it in the first part<\/a> of our series dedicated to the winegrowers of the Aube. Ten of the most beautiful and promising champagne houses of the C\u00f4te des Bar and Montgueux came to celebrate at the Elys\u00e9e Pavillon the 20th<\/sup> anniversary of the H\u00f4tels and Pr\u00e9f\u00e9rence group, an international French group with one of the most impressive collections of 4- and 5-stars hotels in France.\u00a0In this second gustatory stage, we share with you four beautiful discoveries of the C\u00f4te des Bar.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s start our second gustatory stage with two discoveries held by two talented entrepreneurs.<\/p>\n

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First, the winegrower from Montgueux: H\u00e9l\u00e8ne Beaugrand. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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The only representative of the town of Montgueux present that evening, she has also chosen to exploit, in her name, three hectares of vines belonging to the family estate, which no longer produces champagne. The company specializes in Chardonnay and its aromatic complexity, a particularity specific to Montgueux, an atypical village that depends on the C\u00f4te des Blancs (Marnes).<\/p>\n

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On the advice of this wine merchant and expert, rather than her cuv\u00e9e, an “unvarnished” ode to the region’s terroir – “Grand Carr\u00e9 non dos\u00e9 Blanc de Blanc” – I let myself be seduced by her most exclusive UFO cuv\u00e9e: La Belle H\u00e9l\u00e8ne by H\u00e9l\u00e8ne de Troyes NV<\/strong>. It is a blanc de noir without dosage. Its case, of the most beautiful effect, contains freshness and a floral bouquet. The interior reveals a silky golden color and fine bubbles. On the palate, it is a concentrate of flavors that evoke cherry, plum, baked apple, violet, acacia, or almond.<\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Champagne Beaugrand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Here I am now in front of the Lionnel Carreau domain<\/strong>, specialized in vegan and organic viticulture and whose family business – based in Celles-sur-Ources – exists since the 16th century. Intrigued, I ask Orianne, its CEO, about this vegan production which is nonetheless “a high-level certification.” She tells me that “to nourish the soil, the family estate uses algae and bark rather than dung<\/em>.” She then introduces me to her 2018 extra brut vintage: the Blanc de Vrai cuv\u00e9e.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A product usually reserved for the international market that I have the chance to taste. The cuv\u00e9e uses pinot blanc, a very rare grape variety in Champagne, “which only concerns 0.2% of the production”. The nose reminds me of a green apple. The palate is acidic on notes of lime. A subtle fruity aromatic that stimulates the taste buds to the verbena aroma. The whole gives a straight and tense wine. A product that is suitable for both seafood and fine fish.<\/p>\n

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Among the various houses present that evening, some had chosen the event to bloom like Mademoiselle Marg’O and 16.83. <\/strong><\/p>\n

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I was first struck by the purity and elegance of the labels, each with a woman’s face in a hat and embossed. I then come face to face with Aur\u00e9lie Ponnavoy, a trained oenologist, who with her sister, has chosen to emancipate herself from the family estate by launching her own brand: Mademoiselle Marg’O.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Margot is none other than her daughter, who – at the age of eight – would have proposed her first name for the domain name. It is a feminine and purified universe that expresses itself here. The House offers four champagnes with their own identity and characteristics.<\/p>\n

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