Non-vintage Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Champagne; Demi-Sec
Region Champagne
Soil No clay
Orientation South-Facing, At The Lower Part Of The Hills
Serving Temperature 11°C · 52°F
Closure Cork
Production Details Exquise is a non-vintage cuvée, so its ELID vintage code is NVXX; 2018 is a disgorgement year, not a harvest vintage. A restaurant cellar listing documents an August 2018-disgorged bottle as Sec, with 24 g/L dosage, and identifies Avize/Cramant/Oger. A historical vendor sheet documents a November 2016-disgorged release at 22 g/L. These bottle/release-specific dosage and disgorgement observations are not generalized into canonical dosage or disgorgement-date fields. Champagne Asia gives a general dosage range of 24–27 g/L depending on tasting and states at least six years on lees across the first and second fermentations; an importer sheet instead states three years of bottle aging before disgorgement and approximately 24 g/L dosage. Kinoshita says Exquise follows the general construction of Initial but selects relatively younger, fresher base wines at blending, and uses concentrated grape must for dosage. Fruit-origin descriptions also differ: the August 2018 restaurant listing says Avize/Cramant/Oger, while the importer sheet describes a south-facing amphitheatre in Oger.
Tasting Notes November 2016 disgorgement: golden and brilliant, with tarte Tatin, stewed pear or peach, acacia honey, caramel, smoke, cinnamon and candied mandarin; silky, delicate and mineral. Robert Parker's NV Exquise note describes exotic spice, ripe peach and roasted nuts, with a long, clean and refreshing finish.
Food Pairing Serve alone as an aperitif or with desserts emphasizing acidity or light bitterness, such as verbena-poached peach, mandarin biscuit or baked Alaska; Robert Parker also suggests seared foie gras and fruit-based desserts.
Producer Information
Website
Address
59, rue de Cramant, 51190 Avize, France
Phone
+33 3 26 57 70 06
Owner
Anselme Selosse and Guillaume Selosse
Cellarmaster
Anselme Selosse