Delicate - Savory - Floral
Other base available: 2019
The exceptional bottle's weight (1.8kg) may result in higher shipping costs for the final shopping cart.
LES JARDINS DU MESNIL is a non-vintage Blanc de Blanc (100% Chardonnay) champagne made from a blend of classified Grand Cru plots located in Le Mesnil Sur Oger.
The blend of this cuvée is made from:
The blending of these different east-facing plots produces grapes with very varied aromatic profiles and maturities.
The vines are mainly based on the Campanian chalk (Upper Cretaceous stage) and its alterations (chalk gravel). It is a very calcareous chalk, consisting of algae calcareous skeletons piles and microorganisms sedimented 75 million years ago in warm and shallow sea conditions.
Very pure, its calcium carbonate content is 90% and its porosity is 40% : its high water retention capacity makes it a major asset for the Chardonnay vine that produces elegant wines with a beautiful aromatic persistence.
The grapes are harvested manually and pressed immediately after picking by a slow and gentle pressing. Only the cuvée is used, that is to say that only the juice from the first three presses is kept for the production of the champagne LES JARDINS DU MESNIL.
The alcoholic fermentation is carried out in the presence of native yeasts, or using a sourdough starter of indigenous yeasts made from the must, or more exceptionally, from active dry yeasts.
The must does not make the malolactic fermentation, it is rapidly racked to get rid of the coarse lees which are the seat of lactic bacteria, then slightly sulphited before an ageing for 10 months in barrels for 51% of the must and on fine lees in stainless steel tanks for the 49% left.
The wine is bottled with its "liqueur de tirage" for the second fermentation and it rests for 43 months on slats. After disgorging, sugar is added to the champagne at 3 g/l with an homemade "liqueur of expédition" prepared with reserve wines and / or wine of the year.
| Country | Champagne |
| Color | White |
| Orange wines | No |
| Clay amphorae wines | No |
| Blanc de Blancs | Yes |
| Type | Extra-Brut |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
| Capacity | 75 cl |
| Single Grape Variety | Chardonnay |
| Blend | 2020 (68%) - Solera (32%) |
| Alcohol rate | 12,5 % |
| Quality Designation | Champagne |
| Cellar Potential | 8 ans. |
| Culture Methods | Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) |
| Fining | Yes |
| Filtering | Yes |
| Stopper | Natural cork |
| Cap | CRD Capsule |
| Dominant Aroma Profile | Floral |
| Body and Structure | Smooth or Balanced (well-balanced, easy to drink, soft tannins) |
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