2012 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 65% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir
Classification Grand Cru
Region Champagne
Soil Clay and limestone
Sites Chardonnay principally from Le Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru with a small contribution from Avize; Pinot Noir from Aÿ Grand Cru
Fermentation Vessels Older Burgundy barrels
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Barrel Size 228
Used Oak Only Yes
Disgorgement Date Oct 2023
Dosage 1.6 g/L
Production Details Practicing-organic fruit was fermented with ambient yeast and then aged in older 228 L Burgundy barrels without malolactic fermentation. The wine matured for 120 months on its lees. These details describe the Skurnik 2012 SKU disgorged in October 2023; the producer separately quoted a December 2023 tasting of a recently disgorged bottle with 'just over' 1 g/L dosage, indicating bottle or release context rather than a safe vintage-wide replacement for the importer's 1.6 g/L specification.
Vintages
2008 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 65% Chardonnay, 35% Pinot Noir
Drinking Window At least 8 years after disgorgement
Classification Grand Cru
Region Champagne
Sites Chardonnay from Avize and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger; Pinot Noir from Aÿ
Fermentation Vessels Oak barrels
Pressing Method First-Press Must For Both Chardonnay And Pinot Noir
Used Oak Only Yes
Bottling Date Sep 2009
Disgorgement Date Nov 2018
Dosage 0.8 g/L
Production Details The first-press must was not chaptalized and was vinified entirely in Burgundy oak barrels previously used for at least five wines; malolactic fermentation was blocked. The November 2018 release spent just over nine years on its lees. The producer recommends serving it at 12–13°C.
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