Champagne Collection Vintage 2012 Brut by Nicolas Feuillatte: one of the Maison's best vintage champagnes. A great product, the result of a unique vintage, 2012. A first-rate 'vintage' for the vineyards of the Champagne region that some go so far as to compare it to the 1989 or 1990, both of which are considered 'textbook'. Yet in 2012, the weather conditions did not seem favourable. Fortunately, the warm and sunny weather that characterised the period since the harvest nevertheless allowed the grapes to ripen optimally, albeit with sparse bunches and small grapes. Collection Vintage 2012 is a cuvée of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier in equal proportions, vinified in temperature-controlled steel vats and then aged in the bottle for at least 9 years. In the glass, the Champagne is a golden yellow colour with a fine, persistent perlage. The nose reveals elegant notes of acacia honey, candied fruit and brioche, while the palate reveals a wine with a fine structure and equally good balance. A Champagne of great level, perfect to accompany dishes rich in flavour such as the classic mushroom risotto, wild boar with olives, but also rich and long-rising desserts such as panettone.