Technical Specifications
Alcohol 10.7%
Total Acidity 7.7 g/L
Grape Varieties Chardonnay
Chardonnay100%
Region Avize
Soil Calcaire argilo-sablo-limoneux avec graviers de craie sur craie campanienne
Orientation South
Harvest Dates 26 Sep 2008
Estate Grown Yes
Fermentation Vessels Oak Foudre
Bottle Aging 107 months (3256 days)
Lees Aging 107 months (3256 days)
Barrel Size 75 hl foudre
Tirage Date 18 May 2009
Bottling Date 18 May 2009
Disgorgement Date 1 Apr 2018
Dosage 2.5 g/l
Base Wine Years 2008
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Chablis pruning. 12,000 Chardonnay vines planted on 1.3 ha in 1962. Foot of hill facing due south. Cool, rainy spring; dry, cool, windy summer and September. A great cold-climate vintage as Champagne can produce.
Producer Information
Website
Address
68 rue du Colonel Fabien, 51530 DIZY, France
Phone
+33 (0)3 26 55 68 11
Email
Owner
Jean-Hervé Chiquet, Laurent Chiquet
Cellarmaster
Jean-Hervé Chiquet, Laurent Chiquet