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- Nose: fresh and slightly chalky. Notes of lemon and praline, with a hint of green apple and verbena.
- Palate: invigorating and aromatic. Fine bubbles, with a long, salivating finish.
Tasting date: December 2024.
OUR OPINION: 2021 is a livelier, tauter vintage than 2020. It is perfectly balanced, with lovely tension and complexity. 2021 is more mineral than fruity. It's very fresh and thirst-quenching!
| Tonic - Complex - Racy |
The exceptional bottle's weight (1.8kg) may result in higher shipping costs for the final shopping cart.
TÉTHYS 2020 is a vintage blanc de blancs champagne made from a blend of 4 plots from the Grand Cru villages of Cramant, Chouilly and Oiry :
The different plots that go into the TETHYS 2020 composition are all located on a homogeneous chalk soil dating from the Campanian. The only differences are the thickness and the type of the microorganisms fossilized inside. This terroir was shaped for 30 million years, in the Upper Cretaceous (-99 to -65 Ma), beginning with a sedimentation in shallow water of a very calcareous mud which, over the centuries, was transformed in chalk.
The extreme porosity of the chalk is a blessing for the vineyard : it provides a precious water for the vines roots while allowing excess water to be evacuated.
For the TETHYS 2020 production, the domain uses :
The must comes mainly from the 2020 harvest, with 32% of reserve wines (50% from 2019, 25% from 2018, 12,5% from 2017 and 12,5% from the previous years).
After pressing, the juice undergoes its alcoholic fermentation in stainless steel vats as well as all of its malolactic fermentation before a 7 months ageing phase on fine lees, always in stainless steel vats.
It is then drawn off and bottled for the second fermentation and rest on slats for 22 months. After disgorging, sugar is added at a rate of 1,5 g/l with a neutral "liqueur d'expédition".
Country | Champagne |
Color | White |
Orange wines | No |
Clay amphorae wines | No |
Type | Extra-Brut |
Classification | Grand Cru |
Capacity | 75 cl |
Single Grape Variety | Chardonnay |
Blend | Vintage 2020 (65%), reserve wines (2020 (50%), 2019 (25%), 2018 (12,5%), previous years (12,5%)) |
Alcohol rate | 12,5 % |
Quality Designation | Champagne |
Cellar Potential | 10 years |
Service advise | 10-12°C (50 – 54°F). Open 1/2h before serving. |
Culture Methods | Sustainable cultivation method |
Total SO2 | 35 mg/l |
Sugar addition | 1,5 g/l |
Comments | Lees ageing in stainless tanks for 7 months ♦ Malolactic fermentation totally done ♦ «Slats» ageing for 19 months ♦ Disgorging date : November, 2023. |
Corking | Natural cork |
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