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Vintage 2012
90/100

Collard-Picard

Essentiel

Type : Brut nature
Appellation : Champagne
Classification : Blanc
Color :
Effervescent blanc
Varieties : Chardonnay 50% Pinot meunier 25% Pinot noir 25%
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Collard-Picard Essentiel
90 / 100 Champagne
Essentiel
Vintage : 2012
Type : Brut nature
Classification : Blanc
Varieties :
Chardonnay 50%
Pinot meunier 25%
Budget : 89 €
Gault&Millau's review
2025 90/100
A lovely nose that evolves between sweet fruit (yellow peach, poached pear), more evolved notes (almond cookie, fresh walnut) and toasty notes (bread crust, ground coffee) that make up a rich, complex and ample bouquet. The palate follows the same trend, with a rich texture (yellow fruit, walnut, hazelnut) and discreet bubbles. The chalky texture adds chewiness.
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Brand : Collard-Picard
Name : Essentiel
Region : Côte des Blancs
Classification : Blanc
Appellation : Champagne
Year : 2012
Varieties : Chardonnay (50%), Pinot meunier (25%), Pinot noir (25%)
Color : Effervescent blanc
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Collard-Picard
Collard-Picard
Address 51200 ÉPERNAY
Production HVE3
Services Catering, On-site sales, Organised visits
Collard-Picard
Collard-Picard
Descended from two Champagne winegrowing families, Olivier Collard and Caroline Picard have been cultivating 16 hectares of vines since 1996, on terroirs suited to their needs: pinot meunier on the right bank of the Marne valley (Villers-sous-Châtillon, Reuil...), grand cru chardonnay at Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oger, and premier cru pinot noir at Vertus. Convinced of the benefits of wine tourism, the family owns a wine cellar on the Avenue de Champagne, and offers limousine tours and helicopter flights upon reservation.
Production HVE3
Services Catering, On-site sales, Organised visits
Champagnes
Collard-Picard
Collard-Picard
Address 51200 ÉPERNAY
Production HVE3
Services Catering, On-site sales, Organised visits

Bottles from the winery

Collard-Picard Archives
91 / 100 Champagne
Archives
Vintage : 2012
Type : Extra-brut
Classification : Blanc
Varieties :
Chardonnay 80%
Pinot noir 20%
Budget : 220 €
Collard-Picard Essentiel
90 / 100 Champagne
Essentiel
Vintage : 2012
Type : Brut nature
Classification : Blanc
Varieties :
Chardonnay 50%
Pinot meunier 25%
Budget : 89 €
Collard-Picard Rosé
88 / 100 Champagne
Rosé
Vintage : BSA
Type : Extra-brut
Classification : Rosé
Varieties :
Chardonnay 90%
Pinot noir 5%
Budget : 32 €
Collard-Picard Merveilles
93 / 100 Champagne
Merveilles
Vintage : BSA
Type : Extra-brut
Classification : 1er cru
Varieties :
Pinot noir 80%
Chardonnay 20%
Budget : 55 €
Collard-Picard Cuvée Prestige
89 / 100 Champagne
Cuvée Prestige
Vintage : BSA
Type : Extra-brut
Classification : Blanc
Varieties :
Chardonnay 50%
Pinot noir 25%
Budget : 37 €
Collard-Picard Cuvée Sélection
87 / 100 Champagne
Cuvée Sélection
Vintage : BSA
Type : Extra-brut
Classification : Blanc de noirs
Varieties :
Pinot noir 50%
Pinot meunier 50%
Budget : 30 €
Collard-Picard Prestige
91 / 100 Champagne
Prestige
Vintage : 2000
Type : Extra-brut
Varieties :
Chardonnay 50%
Pinot noir 25%
Collard-Picard Dom Picard
90 / 100 Champagne
Dom Picard
Vintage : BSA
Type : Extra-brut
Classification : Grand cru blanc de blancs
Varieties :
Chardonnay
Budget : 59 €
Collard-Picard Racines 100 % Meunier
90 / 100 Champagne
Racines 100 % Meunier
Vintage : BSA
Type : Brut
Classification : Blanc de noirs
Varieties :
Pinot meunier
Budget : 43 €
Collard-Picard Essentiel
92 / 100 Champagne
Essentiel
Vintage : 2010
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