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Gaston Chiquet "Tradition" Brut Champagne

Gaston Chiquet "Tradition" Brut Champagne

92WS
90JD
$44.99

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92

Wine Spectator

Reviewed November 2024
A vivacious Champagne, showing the balance to recommend this as an aperitif but the focus to pair with food. Well-cut acidity is integrated with the refined mousse and notes of ripe black cherry and blackberry paste, Meyer lemon peel, biscuit and white blossoms. The finish is lingering and mineral-driven. Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. (AN)

Professional Reviews

90

Jeb Dunnuck

Review Date: 11/2023
A golden yellow hue, the NV Champagne Tradition Premier Cru Brut is packed with yeasty aromas of fresh bread dough, golden peach, chamomile, and ginger. A youthful and fluffy mousse fills the palate, and the wine leans toward a full-bodied style, revealing a rich texture as the mousse settles down, with a well-balanced and broad-shouldered mid-palate and finish. (AF)

VN

Vinous

Review Date: 05/2023
The NV Brut Tradition is a solid introduction to this range. Open-knit and creamy, the Brut Tradition offers ripe pear, pastry, spice and dried flower scents. There's lovely depth and fine overall balance. Pinot structure closes nicely (40% Meunier, 35% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir), but this is a bit angular. Dosage is 6 grams per liter. (AG)

Notes

Brothers Fernand and Gaston Chiquet created the Champagne house Chiquet Brothers back in 1919. The pair were pioneers in the region, and according to the winery, they were the very first winemakers to keep their own grapes, and to vinify them into wines that they would sell. According to wine writer Peter Liem: "This is one of the finest grower estates in the Grande Vallée de lar Marne. Chiquet's wines combine a generous depth of fruit with a pronounced character of place—if you want to know what the wines of the Grande Vallée should feel like, these are an excellent introduction. Chiquet's wines generally show well young, thanks to the forward fruitiness of their Marne terroirs. Yet with their balance and depth they can also age extremely well, even the non-vintage Brut Tradition, as I've seen from several old examples dating all the way back to 1964." The Tradition Brut is a classic cuvée of 40% Pinot Meunier, 35% Chardonnay, and 20% Pinot Noir.

Details

OriginChampagne, France
Type/VarietalOther White Wines
SKU1022057