Description
Base vintage 2022.
Les 7 Crus - A superb non-vintage bottling that beautifully synthesizes the pure and opulent fruit of top quality chardonnay vineyards in the Côte des Blancs with a racy, structured minerality that gives the wine superb length and cut. It is delicious out of the blocks, but really will easily keep ten to fifteen years.
Varietal: 90% Chardonnay 10% Pinot Noir
Vineyard: 100% of the fruit comes from estate-owned parcels located in each of the seven villages in the Côte des Blancs: Avize, Oger, Oiry, Cramant, Avenay Val d'Or, Val des Marais & Vauciennes.
Soil: predominately limestone and clay
Viticulture: Practicing organic; use of high quality organic compost for the soils and vines; all fruit is hand-harvested.
Vinification: 60% 2022 & 40% reserve; natural yeast fermented in older 600L casks (25%) and 75% in tank. 100% malolactic fermentation, bottled unfined.
Aging: 24 months sur lattes with manual riddling, 5 gr/l dosage.