Non-vintage Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties Pinot Noir 80%; Chardonnay 15%; Meunier 5%
Region Champagne
Soil Jurassic kimmeridgian limestone and chalk
Pressing Method Low-Pressure Calibrated Pressing; Only The First Pressing (The “Cuvée”) Is Used
Oak Types Oak
Bottling Date Apr 2018
Dosage 5.0 g/L
Base Wine Years 2017 (majority harvest), with reserve wines from 2016 and 2015
Unfiltered Yes
Serving Temperature 7°C · 45°F
Production Details Current standard NV specification: vinified by gravity after natural settling, not discoloured, with 40% reserve wines, 5% of the wines matured in oak casks, and very little sulphur. Bibendum's NV release information adds three years in the cellar and six months after disgorgement; these durations are retained as stated rather than converted to exact days. For the separate Immersion gift-box release, the wine was based mainly on the 2017 harvest with 2016 and 2015 reserve wines and bottled in April 2018; after the two comparison bottles shared the same course through their third year, one was placed at Ar Pommellou at 31 metres depth on 4 October 2020 for 646 days. That limited release states dosage of 6 g/L, so it is not generalized as the NVXX dosage. An older producer sheet for an otherwise unassigned NV release states dosage of 6.5 g/L, while the current producer sheet states 5 g/L.
Tasting Notes White vineyard peach and other stone fruit; spice; powerful, complex and vinous palate; quince jelly
Food Pairing Aperitif; white meat; firm-textured fish; Chaource cheese
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