Champagne Gardet Cuvee Charles Gardet Prestige 2007
POP! Is there a better sound than Champagne? I dare say no. So when I walked in to work this stormy morning – cold, wet, and fighting off the 12th round of the flu this winter – that was the best greeting a self-proclaimed bubble monster could hope for! CHARLES GARDET PRESTIGE 2007! Gardet’s big gun cuvée, Last Bottler’s favorite bubbly son, and a Champagne I covet and hoard like a Tolkien dragon. THE PRICE!!!
Spoiler...it’s NOT $125. Nope, not even half that. Totally unreal, mind-boggling, brain-meltingly awesome price that would make Ralph Wiggum say “that’s un-possible” (Me fail English?). Anywho...60% OFF good people!!!! UNDER $50?! For 2007 vintage, with Grand Cru and Premier Cru grapes (70% chardonnay, 30% pinot), and just simply one of our all-time best Champagne scores EVER! LOAD UP! I sure did...making a rainy day fort with the case boxes around my desk. Barely enough to go-'round, and we know y’all are thirsty for stellar, top-notch VINTAGE CHAMPAGNE like this!!
What’s it LIKE?! Well, in this single-vintage cuvee, aged for a whopping 12 YEARS ON THE LEES (something like 98% of all Champagne spends less than three, FYI). Everything here is simply AMP’ED up to 11. The balance is superb, and it’s oh-so seamless, but there’s just more creaminess, more intensity, more toasty hazelnut, lemon curd, and stone fruit character...plus apricots, croissants, crushed shells...and...AND! Long and lingering on the finish, too. THE PRICE! It defies logic. As you might imagine, they make a LOT less of this high-end cuvee, so grab it while you can...single-vintage bubbly at this level does but RARELY comes around at all!! Woohooo!
In order to maintain the quality and character of its champagnes year after year, Maison Gardet takes advantage of the latest technological innovations to master every parameter of “méthode champenoise” winemaking. This winemaking process is the key step in turning grapes into a heavenly drink; therefore, it is adapted to each of our cuvees to get the finest champagne.
Technical Details
Country: FranceRegion: Champagne
Appellation: Chigny-les-Roses
Varietal: Champagne Blends
Alcohol: 12.50%
About The Producer
Maison Gardet was established in the late 19th century when Charles Gardet, an entrepreneurial shopkeeper, founded his House in Epernay. In the 1930s, his son Georges Gardet moved to Chigny-les-Roses to continue the tradition and develop the Champagne Gardet brand. The Prieux family, who has been working in the arboricultural and wine sectors for years, is now the proud owner of the House. Deeply attached to its roots in the Champagne region, Maison Gardet combines 21st century technology with the tradition inspired by the founder of the House, to produce champagnes of outstanding quality. In order to maintain the quality and character of its champagnes year after year, Maison Gardet takes advantage of the latest technological innovations to master every parameter of “methode champenoise” winemaking. This winemaking process is the key step in turning grapes into a heavenly drink; therefore, it is adapted to each of our cuvees to get the finest champagne.
Pairing Suggestions
Spiny-lobster tails, grilled John Dory, salt-crusted bass
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