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Our Champagne Voirin Jumel

Champagne Voirin Jumel – Brut - Blanc de Blancs - 1er Cru - Premier Cru

Rewarded by the Hachette book in 2006:
"A seductive nose where there is a mix of hawthorn and citrus aromas, caramel and a mineral touch. Its fresh attack and velvety mouth-feel gives much satisfaction."

It received three stars in the Wine Review Magazine:
"Nice style. Beautiful harmony, length and aromatic complexity. Has good vinosity (body, colour and taste)"

Tom Stevenson Comment:
"One of the very best of the distinctly oaky Champagnes from small casks that I have tasted recently is Voirin-Jumel Cuvée 555. The first aromatics to assault the nose are indeed all oak, but they are sympathetic to the high-acid character of Champagne. This results in a lovely richness of fruit on the palate, where the oak can at least be forgotten, even if it does not actually vanish. Consequently Cuvée 555 has a long path of fine ageing potential ahead it, whereas so many other oak-aged Champagnes are stuck in a cul-de-sac where they will never attain any finesse. So what makes this decidedly oaky Champagne better than most? Well, when the casks were purchased 10 years ago from Burgundy where they were 'old' rather than merely 'used'. So Cuvée 555 was aged just 4-6 months in 15-20 year-old fûts de chêne, which has not overwhelmed the Champagne, yet the result is still very oaky. This indicates just how careful the champenois should be when playing with fired barrels."