2018 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Aÿ Grand Cru
Region Champagne
Soil Belemnite chalk with a thin limestone-clay topsoil
Orientation South-Facing
Sites La Côte Glacière plot, 1.9 hectares, Aÿ Grand Cru
Production Details Aged for 6 years in Deutz cellars. The 1.9-hectare parcel has a 25% slope and old vines. Supplementary vintage context, not finished-wine or parcel analysis: harvesting in Aÿ began on 25 August 2018 and lasted 19 days; musts averaged 10.74% potential alcohol and 5.76 g/L acidity, with the acidity basis unspecified; the reported maximum yield was 10,800 kg/ha.
Tasting Notes Pale gold; blackberry, blackcurrant and bitter chocolate; concentrated, rich and fresh, with red fruit developing stewed and jammy notes and a long iodised finish.
Food Pairing Grilled lobster, tuna carpaccio, guinea-fowl pastilla, creamy soft cheeses or spicy dishes; also suitable as an aperitif.
2015 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Region Champagne
Soil Belemnite chalk with a thin limestone-clay topsoil
Orientation South-Facing
Sites La Côte Glacière, Aÿ
Production Details Vintage context, not finished-wine or parcel analysis: selective harvesting began on 8 September 2015 and continued for 15 days according to parcel ripeness; average harvested yield was about 11,000 kg/ha; pressed musts across the harvested grapes averaged 7.3 g/L acidity, basis unspecified, and 10.6% potential alcohol.
Tasting Notes Pale yellow with copper highlights and fine, regular bubbles; ripe flowers, yellow fruit, lilac, pear, peach and ripe exotic fruit; powerful, complex and harmonious, with chalk-derived oyster-shell minerality, hazelnut and an ageworthy finish.
Food Pairing Grilled lobster, tuna carpaccio, guinea-fowl pastilla, creamy soft cheeses or spicy dishes; also suitable as an aperitif.
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2012 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Region Champagne
Orientation South-Facing
Estate Grown Yes
Sites Exclusively the Deutz-owned La Côte Glacière parcel in Aÿ
Vine Age nearly 50 years old
Fermentation Vessels Stainless steel tanks, followed by secondary fermentation in bottle
Production Volume 6,000 bottles
Bottles6,000
Production Details Complete fermentations and traditional-method secondary fermentation in bottle; stainless-steel maturation. The Scherer technical sheet reports a minimum of 7 years on laths before release, while Michel Davesne told Guide Hachette that both 2012 parcel cuvées spent 6.5 years on lees; the differing duration statements are retained without reconciliation. Côte Glacière was described as steep, fully south-facing, planted with vines nearly 50 years old and giving small yields.
Tasting Notes Generous and elegant, with a sunnier expression attributed to the steep south-facing site.
Food Pairing Spicy dishes such as tandoori chicken, or noble fish such as roasted John Dory with beurre blanc and seasonal vegetables; also suitable as an aperitif.
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Producer Information
Website
Address
16 rue Jeanson - BP 9, 51160 Aÿ, France
Phone
+33 3 26 56 94 00
Owner
Louis Roederer Group
Cellarmaster
Caroline Latrive