Mumm Champagne has introduced its exclusive RSRV range to Asia, which helps narrow down your choices for festive bubbly this holiday season.
When it comes to the festive trifecta – Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Eve – there’s one thing that will always come to mind, and that’s champagne. It’s synonymous with celebration, with great times shared with great people. Ensure you’re toasting this season with the right stuff with the newly-arrived RSRV range from champagne house Mumm.
A play on the word Reserved, the RSRV mark is used by cellar masters to distinguish truly spectacular wines from only Grand Crus during the harvest and bottling period. Released in limited runs, the RSRV range is presented in sleek and distinctive narrow-necked bottles, and includes the Blanc de Noirs 2009, the Blanc de Blancs 2012, 4.5, and the Lalou 2006 (you’ll be able to snap up the 4.5 and Blanc de Blancs 2012 in time for Christmas at Watson’s Wine and by the glass or bottle at Pierre through January).
Maison Mumm called upon renowned designer Thomas Erber to break away from traditional graphic codes, transforming RSRV into a powerful signal through its art. By adopting an understated aesthetic style, Erber has put a very contemporary spin on the monogram principle.
BLANC DE NOIRS 2009 GRAND CRU
This cuvee is produced exclusively with pinot noir from Verzenay, the first vineyard acquired by Georges Hermann Mumm in 1840 and one of the 17 villages in the Champagne wine-growing region ranked as a Grand Cru. Blanc de Noirs bottles are distinctive for their narrow neck, which allows the wine to develop more slowly so that it reveals aromatic complexity and elegance. Deep yellow in color with golden glints, the RSRV Blanc de Noirs 2009 has a hint of smoke on the nose before opening to rich notes of vanilla and pear marmalade and aromas of buttered croissant, while the structure and strength of the pinot noir are expressed with a straight mouth and a lot of tension at the end.
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BLANC DE BLANCS 2012 GRAND CRU
In 1882, G.H. Mumm bought some vines in the village of Cramant on the highly prized Cote des Blancs, right in the heart of the Champagne region. This chardonnay Grand Cru is fresh, light and elegant – a remarkable champagne with matchless precision and finesse. Produced in limited quantities, it has a distinctive narrow-necked bottle allowing the wine to develop more slowly, and a label with a folded-down corner, which recalls the custom in bygone days of presenting the House’s friends with a bottle accompanied by name card of which the corner was folded down to indicate it had been delivered in person. Light and delicate bubbles dissolve in a bright and luminous liquid shot through with green and soft yellow glints. On the nose, RSRV Blanc de Blancs reveals notes of lime, white fruits and fresh flowers, while providing a very elegant and subtly mineral attack with a creamy texture that leads into a lively expressive tension in the mouth.
CUVÉE 4.5 GRANDS CRUS
Aged in the cellars for four years and made from a blend of five champagne grand crus, RSRV Cuvee 4.5 is a tribute to the diversity and prestige of five villages: Verzenay, Bouzy, Ay, Avize and Cramant. This unique blend brings together chardonnay (40%) and pinot noir (60%), all from Maison Mumm’s Grands Cru vineyards.
RSRV CUVÉE LALOU 2006 GRANDS CRUS
The ninth release of the Cuvee Lalou, a legendary cuvée from Maison Mumm that’s produced rarely and only in the very best vintages since 1966, the 2006 Lalou is crafted blend exclusively from Grands Crus: 50% chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs and 50% pinot noir from the Montagne de Reims. Of the 12 possible parcels reserved for Lalou, seven were selected for 2006 vintage. It is an iconic cuvee for wine gurus and gastronomy masters.
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