coessens largillier blanc de noirs 2019

champagne coessens blanc de noirs is a champagne produced only from pinot noir grapes by the champagne coessens house. champagne coessens blanc de noirs as its name suggests, coessens blanc de noirs is made exclusively from pinot noir grapes. the grapes are sourced from the largiller monopole, and come from two sub-plots: "fruit" and "fleur". vinified by plot selection, the wines are not blended until april-may of the year following the harvest. on the palate, red fruit mingles with a bouquet of white flowers in beautiful harmony, with a liquorice finish adding its signature touch. this frank, generous cuvée is full-bodied, with a trace of minerality due to the clay in the subsoil. this blanc de noirs brut can be enjoyed straight from the bottle, or cellared for a few years to develop full, vinous notes. champagne coessens it comes from a single village, ville-sur-arce, a single climat, largillier monopole, belonging to the coessens family, a single grape variety, pinot noir, and a single year, with the exception of the solera wine, a single philosophy, 'à la bourguignonne'. the art of creating a great champagne begins at the foot of the vine, with the grape itself, which contains all the qualities and inimitable authenticity of its terroir. the ambition of the coessens house is to reveal, through its wines, all the richness of an exceptionally rare terroir. this, combined with the patience and exacting standards of the winemaker, creates complex wines with a strong personality, focused on fruit and minerality, without ever betraying their origins. after several years of winemaking, jérome coessens realized that four types of wine systematically emerged within the largillier monopole, from four sub-parcels that i have named, from a gustatory point of view: mineral, fruit, flower and matter. he will be able to create 8 different wines by blending or not blending these four sub-parcels, the vintage effect and his winemaking skills. visit the côte des bar located just two hours from paris, in the aube region of champagne, troyes is the perfect place to escape the daily grind for a weekend away from it all. when visiting troyes and its historic heart, your steps will inevitably lead you down one of its characteristic narrow streets. you'll then discover the colorful timber-framed houses that contribute to the region's reputation. visit the basilica, where construction of the edifice, consecrated a basilica in 1964, was undertaken between 1262 and 1286 by jacques pantaléon, the future pope urbain iv, born in troyes in 1185, on the very site of his father's cobbler's shop and as a tribute to his native town. it is a pure gem of gothic art, with columns and pillars supporting the nave of the basilica. in the south chapel, you can contemplate the delicate statue of the "virgin with grapes", representative of the 16th-century "trojan school". but don't forget the cathedral, considered a true marvel of gothic architecture, built in part on stilts and featuring a facade with three flamboyant portals, the work of martin chambiges, a famous 16th-century parisian master mason. the saint-paul tower has been unfinished since 1545. what's more, it boasts one of the largest areas of historiated stained glass in france (1,500 m²), with 13th-century windows in the choir and 15th- and 16th-century windows in the nave. this provides a fantastic picture book for the study of the evolution of stained glass art over the centuries. since 1793, it has also housed the clairvaux abbey organ, behind the large 8m-diameter rose window.