Vilmart & Cie
Emotion - 2012
8.30 / 10

Type
Rose Sparkling, Brut
Producer
Vilmart & Cie
Vintage
2012
Disgorged in
May 2018
Spent on lees
60 months
Location
France, Champagne
Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay
Alcohol
12.5
Sugar
8
Price
5764 UAH
Cellar
N/A

A 60/40 blend of Saignée Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from 45-year-old vines in Rilly-la-Montagne, vinified in barrels for 10 months without malolactic fermentation.

Ratings

2023-07-06 - 8.00

Emotion unveils orange oil, red berries, bruised red apple, barberry, almonds, wet mouldy cellar and sausage roll (sic!). A bit disturbing and tempting at the same time. Pointy, oily and racy. Nice chalky finish.

2023-09-21 - 8.60

Emotion is an intense, generous, quaffable and sophisticated wine. It bursts with notes of orange oil, grapefruit (Sicilian orange?), strawberries, cream, bruised red apples, mould, smelly seawater and dark bread crust. The aftertaste is almost eternal (I had to make the second sip thus prolonging this already-lasting sensation) with flavours of grapefruit and Jerez. Despite the age, Emotion offers great acidity, which attacks you but with love and care as the palate is well-balanced.