Description
Devaux Ultra D - 'Aged 5 Years' NV (75cl)
Introduction
Ultra D 'Aged 5 years' is a lovely pale gold in colour with a fine and persistent mousse, indicative of the long period of bottle ageing. The nose is nicely developed with superb minerality and a touch of salinity (iodine notes).
On the palate the low dosage enhances the purity, freshness and elegance accompanied by hints of ripe pear and hazelnuts.
Tasting Notes:
Gold yellow colour. Fine mousse with a lovely lace.
Fresh aromas and superb minerality with a touch of crisp salinity (iodine notes), moving to white flower and spicy notes.
Wonderful vivacity and excellent length on the palate.
The low dosage enhances purity, freshness and elegance.
Key aromas: minerality, salinity, white flower.
Service temperature: 6 to 8 °C.
Champagne & Food:
Poach char with fondant of leeks with truffles and smoked crayfish with yellow wine - Cooked Noix de Saint-Jacques with green lentils from Puy with truffles - Roasted partridge with thyme and pulp of haricot beans with truffles - Alternatively scallops carpaccio - Oysters - Sashimis.
Grape Varieties:
Pinot Noir 55 % and Chardonnay 45 %
* First pressing juices only from selected vineyards including a majority of « cœur de cuvée » pressing juices.
Origin: Pinot Noir from Côte des Bar and Chardonnay from Côte des Blancs, Montgueux and Côte des Bar.
Reserve wines: 35 %* minimum aged mostly in large oak casks.
Ageing in the cellar:
5 years minimum for bottles and 7 years minimum for magnums.
Ageing after disgorging: from 6 months to 1 year
Dosage: 3 g/l - EXTRA-BRUT
Liqueur made of reserve Devaux assembly aged in large oak casks.
Awards:
Gold Medal
The Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships - UK (2018)
Silver Medal
Decanter- UK (2020)
More Details
Size: |
Standard Bottle 75cl |
