Gounel + Lassalle Champagne Terre d'Ancetres 1er Cru Brut Nature

jeweils ein Drittel Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir und Chardonnay aus dem Jahrgang 2020; aus den Weinbergen des Weinguts in Chigny-les-Roses; Premier Cru Status; zwei unterschiedliche Bodentypen Kalk und zwar Kalkboden in einem Teil und Tonböden im anderen Teil; abgefüllt am 20. 5. 2021; Ausbau in großen Holzfässern und Barriques; Malolaktik, niedrige Schwefelgaben (43 mg/l); kein Umziehen; drei Mal Battonage für die Konzentration; Zero Dosage! Nur 5717 Flaschen und 50 Magnums produziert.

- James Suckling (07/2026): " Apples, lemon cake, flowers, butter and hints of nuts and toasted baguette on the nose. On the palate it shows savory flavors of stone fruit, nectarines, roasted apples and toasted bread. Good complexity. Drink now.“

- 93 Punkte James Suckling (07/2025): „I like the aromas of ginger, cloves, berries and candied citrus peel. It’s spicy and vibrant on the palate, medium-bodied, with bright acidity, lively bubbles and lots of tension. Bone dry. 34% chardonnay, 33% meunier and 33% pinot noir. Disgorged November 2024. Zero dosage. Drink now.“

- 93 Punkte DECANTER (02/2025): “ A beautifully focused Champagne, Terre d’Ancêtres delivers savoury notes of chamomile and straw, with nougat nuances and delicate stone fruit. On the palate, it showcases plenty of elegance and nervy acidity, balanced by good barrel weight from its oak ageing and extended lees contact, which build a lovely autolytic character. The finish is wonderfully chalky and precise. Aged in oak casks and barrels, this Champagne underwent malolactic fermentation, with low SO₂ (34mg/L), no racking and gentle stirring three times. With zero dosage, it remains pure, mineral-driven and exceptionally expressive.“

- 93 Punkte JamesSuckling.com, Senior Editor Stuart Pigott: (6/2024): „Full bouquet of ripe, nutty apples and toasted baguette with a hint of candied ginger. Round and creamy on the generous, medium-bodied palate, where the harmony is remarkable for a bone-dry Champagne. Not enormously complex, but this has a long, flinty finish. A cuvee of 34% chardonnay plus 33% each of pinot meunier and pinot noir. Disgorged on May 18, 2023. Sustainable. Drink now.“

- 92 Punkte Meiningers Sommelier (Ausgabe 4/2025) und somit unter den "15 herausragende Champagner unter 50 € Regalpreis": „Mandelgebäck, auch Marzipan, saftiger Apfel, etwas Melisse und Minze; druckvoll, griffig, knackige Säure, viel Zug, begleitet von zitrischer Frucht und leichter Röstaromatik.“

-  Magazin SommelierS International: „Color: golden hue, high intensity, fine and numerous bubbles. Nose: notes of fresh hazelnuts due to very well-controlled ageing in wood, lemon, Granny Smith apple. Palate: high acidity, creamy mousse. The flavors are found on a little vanilla and tart apple. The wine has a very nice length. Pairing: Brillat-Savarin puff pastry, apple compote. Comment: a very nice blended cuvee. A great mastery of balance. Age 5 years.“

-Notizen des Weinguts: „Attached to our land, to our values, to our family heritage, I have chosen an ancestral method, the vinification in barrels, to respect our Premier Cru land. We blend the 3 grape varieties representative of our vineyard; to always better «transcend my roots» APPEARANCE: Under the influence of Chardonnay, the color is pale yellow with pale yellow-green reflection NOSE: The first nose is subtle (toasted bread, fresh citrus notes, lemon). We salivate in advance! There are notes of flowers (peony, buttercup) and a very fresh sensation, like the scent of the first drops of rain when we are in the vineyard. With a lemony frame, the buttery side arrives: a fresh meringue! PALATE: The attack has light oak influence; it skates more than it’s woody (desired by Arnaud). It is an invitation to the sun: the exotic fruits (passion fruit, pineapple, mango, peach, apricot) are subtle. Without any sensation of sugar, this is a pure and clean wine. Made from the high quality of the soil layers beneath the surface (well- integrated and blended). The creamy finish fills us with elegance and delicacy in an exotic tone. Delicious! PAIR WITH: + Fine de claire oysters + Sushi and chirashi with exotic juice + Sea Bream Ceviche with Matcha tea + Cod, seaweed gnocchi, spinach, lemon verbena sauce + Goat’s milk mousse, fleur de sel, sliced macadamia nuts + Fresh, warm, petite round of goat cheese.“

- JoS, verkostet im April 2022 im Rahmen des Printemps de Champagne: „Toller Zug, super feingliedrig, feines, edles Holz, sehr salzig, exzellent!“
- JoS, verkostet im Dezember 2022: „Sehr feines, gleichmässiges Mousseux; ruhiges, seriöses Nasenbild mit Aromen von Brotkruste, Kräutern, weißen und gelben Früchten, feinrauchige Anklänge, Mineralien, hefige Noten; am Gaumen kraftvoll, strukturiert, griffig, fleischig, komplex, mundwässernd, macht Druck, legt mit Luft noch zu, langer Abgang. Zalto-Weißwein-Glas. Ein komplexer, eher ernsthafter Champagner für hohe Ansprüche.“