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Champagne Collet
Brut Millésimé 2002
Champagne, France
In the early 1900s, unscrupulous Champagne producers started slipping grapes from
other winegrowing regions into their cuvées to help pad inventory. A small group of
winegrowers revolted and a movement, complete with riots, unfolded. Champagne
Collet was a new house created in 1921 that grew out of the "Champagne Wars" and
the movement to protect regional integrity. Located in Ay, the winery produces bubbly
from 1,730 acres of prime vineyard. Today, Collet makes Champagnes in several styles
including Brut, Brut Rosé, Demi Sec, Blanc de Blancs and a few special blends, like
the Brut Millésimé. The current release of Brut Millésimé is a blend of ten specially
selected wines, aged for seven years. It offers aromas of dried apple, yeast and spice.
In the mouth, there's surprising freshness with crisp, tart apple and citrus notes. The
wine finishes fairly long but cleanly with just a touch of minerality. We don't love the
wine's texture, which is lean on effervescence, but what it lacks in bright bubbles, it
makes up for in sophistication. Serve with equally sophisticated dishes like fois gras pâté,
mushroom risotto or scrambled eggs topped with black truffles.
Rating: 14/20
Price: $75
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For more information, visit www.champagne-collet.com |
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