Dans le quotidien quebécois La Presse, Jacques Benoit prépare les menus de fête et rappelle très justement que :

Beaucoup de vins blancs peuvent faire d'excellents apéritifs. Un Chablis, un , un , ou encore un xérès de type fino, entre autres, conviendront très bien, seuls ou pour accompagner des hors-d'oeuvre.

Mais la fête appelle immanquablement les vins de fines bulles, Champagne ou vins mousseux d'autres origines.
Parmi les vins proposés par la SAQ, monopole de vente de vin au Québec, Jacques Benoît a dégusté 22 mousseux pour en retenir 8, dont 3 vins effervescents du Val de Loire.

2000 Cuvée J.M.Monmousseau . De la Loire. Tout est franc dans ce vin, d'ampleur au plus moyenne: le bouquet aux nuances d'agrumes, la bouche aux saveurs bien nettes. Un classique du répertoire général.

Cuvée Prédilection Château Moncontour . De la Loire, et autre classique du répertoire général. Des nuances d'agrumes (genre pamplemousses) et de conifères au nez. De corps moyen, une acidité bien présente, quoiqu'elle ne soit pas excessive.

Cuvée Flamme. Aussi de la Loire. Le bouquet rappelle celui du Touraine Monmousseau (voir plus haut). Un certain corps, peu dosé, plutôt sec. Fort bon.


Pour préparer les fêtes de fin d'année, retrouvez ici nos autres articles consacrés aux fines bulles du Val de Loire

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Par © Ligérienne de Presse | Avant | Lundi 5 Décembre 2005, 14:10 | Après | Revue de web | 3 commentaires