Champagne Duval Leroy tasting @ Duval Leroy
1. Duval Leroy, Fleur de Champagne Brut NV, 75% PN, 25% CH
pale color, fine bubbles, very floral as it says on the label, crisp, fresh, some dosage at the finish and yeasty nose. high acidity, li-mid bodied, mid length. some apple and bitterness at the end. a sort of simple but light and fine for aperitif.
2. Duval Leroy Paris Brut NV, 60% PN, 40% CH
pale color, yellow green to watery, more driness, yeasty bready notes
3. Duval Leroy Clos de Bouvree Brut, 2002
mid size bubbles, a lot of finess on the nose, pear and apple, mousseu soft mid palate, fine, mid length, good purity
4. Duval Leroy Rose de Saignee Brut NV
Pale peony color, subtle nose of some pear and strawberry, offering many strawberry flavor on the palate, long, refreshing a sort of simple and straight forward but really appealing. some spicy notes dosage need to be intergraded.
5. Femme 1996, 50cl bottling Brut, 79% CH, 21% PN
creamy toasty nutty, fully ripe apple, and caramel, some fresh tobacco-like spiciness. very rich palate, moderate to high acidity, long lasting fruit flavor, mid bodied, creamy texture and good refreshment.