2000 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Ch
Ch100%
Classification Grand Cru
Region Avize
Harvest Dates 2000
Estate Grown Yes
Sites Côte des Blancs; 100% Chardonnay
Disgorgement Date Jan 2016
Production Details 100% Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs. Until the end of June the average temperature was the highest recorded since 1956. However, July and August were pretty cold and stormy until the end of August when fine weather re-established itself. The harvest was consistent, healthy and ripe. Part of the Dégorgement Tardif programme with extended lees aging.
1997 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Grand Cru
Region Avize
Sites Côte des Blancs; 100% Chardonnay
Production Volume 550 bottles
Bottles550
Magnums45
Production Details Winter and spring frosts were followed by a cold, rainy summer and an excellent September. The stated month applies to this particular release batch; dosage and exact lees duration were not published.
Tasting Notes Producer description: very balanced.
1995 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 10.5%
Total Acidity 9 g/L
Calories (estimated) 85 kcal / glass
150ml glass85 kcal
750ml bottle425 kcal
Grape Varieties Ch
Ch100%
Classification Grand Cru
Region Avize
Soil Campanian chalk with calcite granules from marine microorganisms, Shallow topsoil
Orientation Southeast
Harvest Dates 22 Sep 1995
Estate Grown Yes
Sites La Fosse, Némery, Champ Caïn vineyards; 100% Chardonnay
Fermentation Vessels Oak Casks (40-75 Hectolitres), Tanks
Bottle Aging 14 years
Lees Aging 14 years
Barrel Size 40-75 hectolitres
Bottling Date 30 May 1996
Disgorgement Date Jun 2010
Closure Cork
Production Details 100% Chardonnay from La Fosse, Némery, and Champ Caïn vineyards in Avize. Planting years 1962-1983. Vinification in oak casks (40-75 hectolitres) and partly in tanks. Bottled May 30, 1996. Aged 14 years on lees with cork and clamp closure. Zero dosage. Spring frosts occurred during the growing year, followed by long period of warm, rainy weather, good summer, then rain in September. Harvest September 22, 1995 under cool and sunny conditions.
Tartaric Acid 9.0 g/L
Tasting Notes Producer tasting in spring 1996: balance between power and liveliness, with strong aging potential.
1990 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Grand Cru
Region Avize
Sites Côte des Blancs; 100% Chardonnay
Production Volume 480 bottles
Bottles480
Magnums48
Production Details Spring frosts and coulure during flowering moderated the crop; an ideally sunny harvest followed a hot, generally dry latter half of the year. The release appeared in the producer’s Dégorgements Tardifs 2008/2009 programme; no exact disgorgement date is stated.
Tasting Notes Producer vintage note: opulent and complex, balanced by marked freshness.
1989 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Grand Cru
Region Avize
Sites Côte des Blancs; 100% Chardonnay
Production Volume 300 bottles
Bottles300
Magnums120
Production Details Severe spring frosts and cold weather during flowering caused coulure and millerandage; a very hot, sunny summer produced an early, ripe harvest with low acidity. The release appeared in the producer’s Dégorgements Tardifs 2008/2009 programme; no exact disgorgement date is stated.
Tasting Notes Producer vintage note: ample, opulent and highly aromatic.
Producer Information
Website
Address
68 rue du Colonel Fabien, 51530 DIZY, France
Phone
+33 (0)3 26 55 68 11
Owner
Jean-Hervé Chiquet, Laurent Chiquet
Cellarmaster
Jean-Hervé Chiquet, Laurent Chiquet