Non-vintage Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 60% Meunier; 30% Chardonnay; 10% Pinot Noir; includes 40% reserve wine
Classification Champagne Extra Brut
Region Champagne
Sites Eight vineyard sites in Vallée de la Marne and Coteaux Sud d’Epernay
Fermentation Vessels Vats, foudres and barrels
Pressing Method Traditional Press
Disgorgement Date Mar 2023
Dosage 4.5 g/L
Base Wine Years 2021
Production Details Approximately 30-year-old vines; grapes are hand harvested at full ripeness and traditionally pressed. Alcoholic fermentation occurs in vats, foudres and barrels, with partial malolactic fermentation and ageing on fine lees. Forty percent reserve wine from earlier vintages is aged in barrels on lees, and disgorgement is performed by hand. The base-2021 release was aged on lees for six months and held one year longer en tirage than Ultradition Brut before its March 2023 disgorgement.
Food Pairing Aperitif; oysters; shellfish