Wine prices
| Reference | Vintage / size | Price / bottle | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Producer priceRecommended retail price | 2012 / 750ml | ≈ $262.96Original €234.00≈ £197.67 | iconic-nectars.fr ↗ |
2012 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Residual Sugar 5.5 g/L
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir
Classification Brut
Region Champagne
Sites Ambonnay, Avenay, Avize, Aÿ, Bouzy, Cuis, Cramant, Grauves, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Louvois, Trépail and Villers-Marmery; producer list is explicitly non-exhaustive
Tirage Date Apr 2013
Dosage 5.5 g/L
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details Bottled at the end of the spring following harvest and placed in cellar in April 2013; aged in cellar for at least 10 years, with bottles returned to the cellar for at least 9 months after disgorgement. Vinmonopolet lists acidity at 6.5 g/L but does not identify the analytical method, total-acidity definition or acid equivalent, so it is not proposed as canonical total acidity. A Wine Independent review reproduced by K&L records March 2023 disgorgement only for the bottle tasted, not the vintage generally.
Tasting Notes Luminous gold with fine crystalline bubbles; fresh pear, sweet orange and grapefruit, developing pear-and-almond tart; structured and deep, with citrus, vanilla blossom, gooseberry, raspberry and red cherry.
Food Pairing Aperitif; plantain, veal with pineapple, pork with prunes, lemongrass chicken skewers, monkfish tail, sea bass in a salt crust or steamed fish; fresh-fruit salad or apricot-and-basil tart.
Vintages
2008 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Calories (estimated) 100 kcal / glass
150ml glass100 kcal
750ml bottle500 kcal
Grape Varieties 54% Chardonnay, 46% Pinot Noir
Classification Extra Brut
Region Champagne
Soil Chalk
Sites Ambonnay, Avenay, Avize, Aÿ, Bouzy, Cramant, Cuis, Cumières, Trépail, Vertus and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger
Tirage Date 2009
Dosage 4.8 g/L
Vegan Yes
Vegetarian Yes
Production Volume 15,000 bottles
Bottles15,000
Production Details Traditionally fermented without barrels or malolactic fermentation; tirage/cellaring occurred in 2009, followed by 12 years on the lees and at least 9 months of rest after disgorgement.
Tasting Notes Deep yellow with fine, abundant bubbles; acacia, jasmine and mimosa, pear and mirabelle plum; rich yet airy and vinous, with pear cake, vanilla madeleine, sponge biscuit and sabayon, finishing long and saline.
Food Pairing Cheese, poultry, quenelles, veal sweetbreads, skate wing or Arctic char.
Producer Information
Website
Address
12 rue Godart Roger, 51200 EPERNAY, France
Phone
+33 3 26 56 99 56
Owner
Renaud-Cointreau group
Cellarmaster
Odilon de Varine