Champagne Chassenay d'Arce - Confidences

Name: Champagne Chassenay d'Arce - Confidences
Brand: Champagne Chassenay d'Arce
Rating: 3.9 (18 reviews)

Champagne|Sparkling wine

Champagne

Effervescent

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Drink or Keep

3.9/5 (18 customers)

2*Étoiles

Hachette

15,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

15,5/20

Gault & Millau

pinot noir

balanced

harmonious

Gem

gourmet wine

"A small proportion of this Blanc de Noirs (Pinot Noir) is barrel-aged, blending the 2008 harvest with many earlier years. Ideal for a champagne meal, this charming, ripe, consistent and persistent brut is remarkable for its complexity (acacia, orange, peach, mirabelle plum, honey, fruit paste, vanilla and other spices, coffee)". (Le Guide Hachette des Vins). Perfect for a champagne dinner!

Features

Estate

Champagne Chassenay d'Arce

Cuvée

Confidences

Designation

Champagne

Region

Champagne

Grape varieties

100% Pinot Noir, issu des vignes les plus anciennes du vignoble

Terroirs

Kimmeridgian soil once covered by the sea, stony marl

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

In the pure Champagne tradition, in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks, malolactic fermentation is partially blocked.

Breeding

6 years on lees in bottle

Alcohol content

12%

Residual sugars

7 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Golden colour with amber highlights

Nose

The first nose is discreet and delicate, then opens up to honeyed aromas with hints of hazelnut and violet.

Mouth

Crisp, refreshing attack, very fine bubbles, elegant vinosity, notes of fresh fruit, vine peach, apricot, good balance, harmony, long, silky finish with pleasant persistence.

Serve

AT 8-10°C

Open

1/2h before

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Accompany a fillet of pike-perch with saffron beurre blanc, sweetbreads with morel mushrooms, a seafood platter, or an all-Champagne dinner...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 15.5/20 (Very good wine)

Domaine rated 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the wine:

Very fine Pinot Noir character, rich, fat, juicy and deep. Fruity body and subtle smoky-salty flavors.

About the domain :

This brand from the Cave Coopérative de la Côte des Bar (which nicely describes itself as a "winegrowers' house"), in the Aube region, has made great strides and effectively demonstrates the undoubted potential of this "southern" terroir of Champagne winegrowing. With the exception of the cuvée première, which remains below the rest of the range, the champagnes have a definite personality, as demonstrated by the astonishing pinot blanc.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2020 guide) 2*Stars (Outstanding wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2025) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

A small proportion of this wine is aged in barrel, a Blanc de Noirs (Pinot Noir) blending the 2008 harvest with many earlier years. Ideal for a champagne meal, this charming, ripe, consistent and persistent brut is remarkable for its complexity (acacia, orange, peach, mirabelle plum, honey, fruit paste, vanilla and other spices, coffee).

About the domain :

Founded in 1956, this Aube-based cooperative now has 130 members cultivating 315 ha in ten villages in the Arce valley, near Bar-sur-Seine. Pinot noir is the king grape variety of the Côte des Bar region, accounting for the majority of local vines.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Rated 15.5/20 (Very good)

Area rated Recommended (Recommended)

About the wine:

Pinot Noir reigns supreme in this cuvée, with a beautiful amplitude. We like the rich structure, the mid-palate depth of fruit and spices, and the slightly saline, citrusy length. Notes of rose and violet complete the composition.

About the domain :

Founded in 1956, the cooperative now includes no fewer than 130 winegrowers and 315 ha of vines. Overlooking the Arce valley, in the heart of the Côte des Bar region, this "winegrowers' house" is housed in a large, characterful 19th-century building. On a terroir where Pinot Noir is king, the landscape, with its alternating vineyards and forests, favors biodiversity and allows for an environmentally-friendly approach. The range has been enriched by the addition of two new certified organic cuvées ("Les Authentiques"), and a new tasting area in the company's cellars, as well as a scenography called "Les Effervescentes", have been created. Of particular note is a vintage Pinot Blanc cuvée, a house specialty.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.9/5

out of 18 reviews