COLOR: Blanc de Noirs
TYPE: Brut Nature
HARVEST: 2018
GRAPE VARIETY: Pinot Noir (100%)
FARMING: HVE
DISGORGEMENT: November 3, 2022
ALCOHOL: 12%
VOLUME:75 cl
AGING POTENTIAL: 20 years
Other vintage available: 2014
The exceptional weight of the bottle (1.8kg) may result in higher shipping costs in the final cart.
PLANTING DATE: 1974.
LOCATION: Plot ZH318 in the Val Cornet lieu-dit.
EXPOSURE: N/A.
SOILS: soil composed of alternating layers of marl and limestone dating from the Upper Jurassic.
HARVEST: hand-picked.
YIELDS: N/A.
SORTING: in the cellar.
WINEMAKING: pressing and vinification in 350-liter oak barrels. Alcoholic (neutral fermenting yeasts) and malolactic fermentations carried out. Cold tartaric stabilization after racking and before bottling.
RACKING DATE: March 2019.
AGING 'SUR LATTES' : 3 years & 8 months.
DOSAGE: 0 g/L.
CORK: natural cork.
"Nathalie Falmet has crafted an intense and gourmand cuvée: brioche, honey, lemon zest, candied orange... what aromatic complexity! Endowed with exquisite tension on the palate, ZH318 is a very, very fine gastronomic Champagne! Superb!"
| Country | Champagne |
| Color | White |
| Orange wines | No |
| Clay amphorae wines | No |
| Blanc de Noirs | Yes |
| Type | Extra-Brut |
| Vintage | Harvest 2018 |
| Capacity | 75 cl |
| Single Grape Variety | Pinot noir |
| Alcohol rate | 12 % |
| Quality Designation | Champagne |
| Cellar Potential | 20 ans |
| Service advise | 10-12°C (50-54°F). Open 1/4h before the service. |
| Culture Methods | Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) |
| Total SO2 | 32 mg/l |
| Sugar addition | 0 g/l |
| Fining | No |
| Filtering | No |
| Stopper | Natural cork |
| Cap | CRD Capsule |
| Dominant Aroma Profile | Brioche |
| Body and Structure | Smooth or Balanced (well-balanced, easy to drink, soft tannins) |
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