Jean Vesselle - Oeil de Perdix NV
Price: $62.99
Sale Price: $49.99
Producer | Jean Vesselle |
Country | France |
Region | Champagne |
Subregion | Bouzy |
Varietal | Pinot Noir |
Sku | 18792 |
Size | 750ml |
The nose is powerful and intense, with notes of rose petals, orange zest and apricots. Flavors of the same double down with the addition of white pepper leading to a silky, elegant finish. More than color is found in the skins, though… fine tannins linger on the finish, adding an element of structure to the bubbly.
You can certainly drink on its own as an aperitif, but the complexity of this bubbly lends itself to a myriad of food as well. Salmon would be divine, as would chicken with morels, halibut and lentils, and on and on!
Jean Vesselle Description
95 points Wine & Spirits
"In modern Champagne, any color that might bleed from the skins into the juice is usually filtered out, so the wine is clear. In this traditional style, known as "Oeil de Perdrix" or “Eye of the Partridge,” Delphine Vesselle allows the ripe pinot noir grapes from her vineyards in Bouzy to bleed color from their skins and doesn’t filter it out, hoping to preserve what she describes as the soul of pinot noir. Everyone on our panel was struck by this wine’s beauty, as its delicate touch seemed to connect with every scent and taste receptor at once. Auction consultant Craig Ganzer commented on that complexity: “I just kept taking notes,” he said. The pink color and the range of green herbs in the scent seem to resonate through the wine, taking its radish-like tension and formal structure in an understated direction."
Jeb Dunnuck: 94 Points
“Made from 100% Pinot Noir, the NV Champagne Oeul de Pedrix Brut has a pale salmon hue and a very pretty perfume of rose water, orange blossom, and peach. Elegant and medium-bodied, with pithy grapefruit citrus and salty minerality, it should improve over the next 10-15 years.”
Vinous Media: 93 Points
"The NV Brut "Oeil de Perdrix" is floral, resonant, and super-expressive...it has so much to offer. The interplay of aromatic top notes and Bouzy richness makes for a compelling, open-knit Champagne that is an absolute joy to taste. This is such a gorgeous and totally distinctive Champagne."
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