André Clouet Silver Brut Nature NV

Grape Makeup:

100% Pinot Noir

Sweetness Level:

Brut Nature

Ageing on Lees:

4 years

Price:

$ (V)

Cellar:

Up to 5 years

Category: 

Culinary

What

One of the masters of the pure pinot noir cuvée and a former grower (since 1741) that abandoned the RM path to expand the business by exchanging fruit with other growers.

Where

Bouzy, Montagne de Reims; ~9ha of estate vines mainly in Bouzy Grand Cru

Why

This Brut Nature cuvée leaves the grapes totally “exposed,” expressing their full sauvage pinot qualities from heady florals and grounded earthiness to something slightly animal.

What else

If you are ever feeling blue, check out the Clouet website and read a few of their wine descriptions; the unhinged deliciousness of them is certain to brighten your day.

Tasting Notes

Tantalising notes of steamed brown sugar cake are laced with pretty gardenia florals and brightened by yuzu fruit, making up a striking and rather unusual nose with a marked ozone sharpness. A slightly feral, new leather and smoke note is the first to hit the palate, with very tart acidity beneath; a full, rounded middle helps connect the two and create a needed sense of softness.

Try It With

Slightly feral, gamy meats: game birds, lamb or goat.

When To Drink

Main Course.

Perfect For

The admirer of Belle Époque designers like Erté and Paul Poiret.

Tatler Tip

This has an unusual smoky and gamy note making it one that really wants food to play with.

TL/DR

Lush, rounded, slightly eccentric.

Supplier

Cuvées