Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Coessens |
Label Name: | Coteaux Champenois Vendange Entiere |
Vintage: | 2018 |
Country: | France |
Region: | Côte des Bar (Largillier, Ville-sur-Arce), Champagne |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 13.5% |
Grape(s): | Pinot Noir |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 3 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 3 |
Length: | 4 |
Aroma Intensity: | 4 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Reviewed and listed by retailers and auction houses (iDealwine, Vinopoly, Cepage, Le Carré des Vins). Retail listings note BOW professional score 8. 25 / customer rating ~4. 1 stars
Tasting Note
Bright red fruits (wild strawberry, cherry), violet and toasted almond aromas with mineral, granite-tinged freshness, elegant tannins and spicy, long finish.
Food Pairing
Western: roast duck, venison or lamb loin, mushroom risotto, aged comté or Gruyère. Asian: Peking duck, char siu, miso-glazed aubergine, Korean BBQ (bulgogi), soy-roasted mushrooms.
Production Method
Hand-harvested, whole-bunch (vendange entière) maceration ~20 days with indigenous yeasts; malolactic done; aged ~33 months in 228L oak barrels; bottled unfiltered/unfined.
Vineyard Info
Family monopole 'Largillier' (Coessens) in Ville-sur-Arce; Jérôme Coessens established the maison in 2006 from a multi-generation vineyard, practicing sustainable/integrated viticulture.