Sourire de Reims Brut Millésime 2013, a rare and atypical year, with a fresh ripeness. An oenological choice by the Cellar Master.
60% Chardonnay - 40% Pinot noir
Minimum 10 years
Sourire de Reims Brut Millésimé, a veritable jewel, as finely crafted in its structure as the features of the famous Reims sculpture L’Ange au Sourire, is produced in very small quantities.
Abelé 1757 offers the very best, while retaining its artisanal dimension on a human scale. The bottles of Sourire de Reims Brut Millésime 2013 are matured in the coolness of our century-old cellars, sheltered from the light.
“ I can understand why you would make an entire meal with Champagne: it’s simple and delicious. “
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Think lobster, whelks, Saint-Pierre, veal, farmhouse cream, raspberry, mandarin orange…
Imagining a champagne is above all an art: that of collating the terroirs. Faithful to the vision of its founders, Abelé 1757 selects sites with the most promising aromatic potential.
To guarantee a constant supply of very high quality, Abelé 1757 has forged close links with a small circle of passionate vine-growers.
Lovers of their land, these craftsmen have long practised viticulture respectful of nature on plots sometimes as small as gardens.
Still in a state of shock after the Great War, the inhabitants of Reims sought to rebuild. Destroyed by the bombing, the city and its cathedral bear the scars of the conflict still. Henri Abelé is mobilising alongside major international patrons – including John D. Rockefeller and Edith Bangs – to finance the reconstruction of the ‘Coronation City’.
In the face of adversity, hope is reborn in the form of a statue with an enigmatic and cheeky smile adorning the building’s main entrance. Renamed “The Smiling Angel” by the population, the icon becomes the face of the rebirth.
In 1986, the Cellar Master unveiled an exquisitely shaped bottle. Its handling reveals a perfect balance that resonates like the golden ratio. Its design, elegant and refined, holds a mystery: the Sourire de Reims cuvée, a unique and singular expression of the finest terroirs of Champagne.
A founding preference for the House which conceived this cuvée in defiance of the passing of time. Created in limited quantities, it is part of the tradition of very great Champagne wines.
With exceptional precision, these natural archives of our harvests rest for more than ten years in the cellars. An exact and precious time so that each edition expresses all the spirit of an era and its personality.
With precious echoes of the passing of time, Abelé 1757 is one of the finest names in Champagne. Faithful to the philosophy of its founders, it takes the time and the material to perfect its craft.
A creator of great Champagne wines, the House uses its artisanal know-how as a bridge between present and future. Like a fine goldsmith, its work embodies to perfection the creations imbued with finesse and precision.
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