After the success of its first Champagne tasting at the Briqueterie, the magazine SommelierS International settles in Chateau de Pierry, for a day dedicated to Great Winegrowers Champagne.
For this new edition, 66 sommeliers met with 62 owners to exchange their impressions on 142 presented cuvées. Chaired by Paolo Basso, Best Sommelier of The World 2013, Fabrice Sommier, MOF Sommelier, and Éric Arnaud, president of the sommeliers of Champagne-Ardennes, assisted by Michel Smolarek, president of the sommeliers of Bourgogne, and Michel Widehem, president of the sommeliers of Nord-Pas-de-Calais Picardie, the tasting revealed to be rich in beautiful discoveries. So, the sommeliers of these three associations, but also from Jura Franche-Comté, could appreciate cuvées full of surprises, sometimes original, created by talented winegrowers.
It is in the impressive Galerie des Rois (Kings Gallery) that the Champagnes were tasted, in the Grand Champagne mouth-blown glasses, the ideal tasting tool presented by Lehmann Glass. Smiles, advices and discussions punctuated this morning, under the curious eyes of the kings' portraits hung on walls.
A lunch followed and Hervé Lelarge, representing Diam Bouchage, presented Mytik Diam corks, which guarantee a quality corking and the presentation of the organoleptic neatness of wines.
Marc Morel, well-known caterer of Champagne, prepared for this special day dishes in perfect match with the Champagne presented. The taste buds opened up with fried scallops and a creamy risotto of season mushrooms. Then a fried back of seabass, sliced fingerling potatoes with morels, gravy. Then came the cheese with its 36-month Mimolette, its special 48-month Gouda and Tête de Moine cheese. This dance of flavours ended with a mille-feuille of caramelized pear, caramel and gingerbread sauce with vanilla ice cream.
This beautiful event ended under the best auspices, leaving each guest satisfied with refined dishes but also with the professional advices.
Paolo Basso, Meilleur Sommelier du Monde
Fabrice Sommier, MOF Sommelier
Yves CHAPIER, Président d'honneur
Éric ARNAUD, Président
Mélina AMOSSE
Christine ARNAUD
Franck ARNAUD
Laura BEMONT
Georges BLANCK
Rodolphe CASSE
Laurine CASSE
Eric DUCHEMIN
Jean-Luc FEUTRY
Jean-Paul GANDON
Geoffrey GENDARME
Thierry GERARD
Nathalie GERARD
Jean-Luc GONOT
Walter JUNQUET
Michel LARCHEZ
Ronan LIEUGART
Nicolas MARTINET
Maurice MERESSE
Ahmed MUAS
Charline PICHON
Cédric PILOT
Nicolas RIQUET
Silvio ROUSSETTE
Jean-Luc VITOUX
Michel SMOLAREK, Président
Alfonse CAPRIGLIONE
Yolande COENT-MARGERIT
Regis DELORME
Nicolas DRAPIER
Ming FANG
Patrice GILLARD
Yanping GONG
Dominique JAYET
Philippe MEYROUX
Florian PERRADIN
Nicole PERREAUT
Georges PERTUISET
Fabrice PIMET
Jacky ROYET
Guillaume SAUSSERET
Tristan VARLET
Gilbert VILLERET
Michelle DELAVENNE
Camille FRESSE
André GERBET
Jean-Marie GROS
Martine JOLY
Manuel LOCATELLI
Christophe MENOZZI
Jean-François MICHELIN
Claudine MILLER
Michel WIDEHEM, Président
Mme SAILLY
Philippe MUNOS
Gilles LEHON
Jacques MAILLARD
Mme FORTEVILLE
Mme GAUTHIER
Marie-Caroline BOURRELLIS, Journaliste
Hervé LELARGE, Diam Bouchage
Kirsten NEUBARTH, Diam Bouchage
