COLOR: White
TYPE: Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs
VINTAGE: 2016
GRAPE VARIETY: Chardonnay (100%)
FARMING: Sustainable
DISGORGEMENT: December 2022
ALCOHOL: 12.5%
CAPACITY: 75 cl
CELLAR POTENTIAL: 10 years
Other vintage available: 2017
The exceptional weight of the bottle (1.8kg) may result in higher shipping costs in the final cart.
PLANTING DATE: 1964 and 1970.
LOCATION: blend of 2 plots Le Mont-Aigu (77% of the blend) and Les Caurés (23% of the blend).
EXPOSURE: N/A
SOILS: CAMPANIAN chalk outcropping for the Le Mont-Aigu plot; on the Les Caurés plot, however, it is covered by a more recent layer dating from the PALEOCENE and composed of weathered chalk and a sandy-sandstone formation rich in calcareous fossils.
HARVEST: hand-picked.
YIELDS: N/A
SORTING: in the vineyard and in the cellar.
WINEMAKING: 'Cuvée' must (must exclusively from the first 3 presses).
Alcoholic fermentation after slow pressing, no malolactic fermentation. Aging on fine lees for 7 months before bottling for secondary fermentation.
RACKING DATE: April 2017.
AGING 'SUR LATTES': 68 months.
DOSAGE: 1.5 g/L.
CORK: natural cork.
"The charm strikes immediately; elegant and endowed with exceptional aromatic complexity, this Champagne offers a magical and bewitching tasting moment! It is intended for lovers of taut and highly complex Champagnes."
| Country | Champagne |
| Color | White |
| Orange wines | No |
| Clay amphorae wines | No |
| Blanc de Blancs | Yes |
| Type | Extra-Brut |
| Classification | Grand Cru |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Capacity | 75 cl |
| Single Grape Variety | Chardonnay |
| Alcohol rate | 12,5 % |
| Quality Designation | Champagne |
| Cellar Potential | 20 ans |
| Service advise | 10-12°C (50 – 54°F). Open 1/4hr before serving. |
| Culture Methods | Sustainable cultivation method |
| Total SO2 | 35 mg/l |
| Sugar addition | 1,5 g/l |
| Stopper | Natural cork |
| Cap | CRD Capsule |
| Dominant Aroma Profile | Lemony |
| Body and Structure | Taut |
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