2018 Technical Specifications
Region Champagne
Soil Black and green clay soils
Orientation Les Pierreuses: South; Les Chèvres: Southeast; Les Clos: Southwest
Sites Three Cumières parcels: Les Pierreuses, Les Chèvres and Les Clos
Pressing Method Co-Harvested Grapes Pressed Together
Production Details No post-harvest blending; wine drawn into bottle after fermentation. Lees ageing continued through June, described as nearly one year, followed by low-pressure tirage.
Tasting Notes Blood orange, tangy fruit, fresh sweet flowers, raspberry liqueur, saline and iodised notes, spice and bitter cocoa; dense, juicy, fleshy and structured
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2015 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 50% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay, 13% Meunier
Region Champagne
Sites La Rivière vineyards, Cumières cru
Malolactic Fermentation 30%
Maceration 5 days
Production Details 20% five-day infused Pinot Noir combined with 80% Brut Nature Blanc juices and co-fermented; 11% of the wine was in oak.
Tasting Notes Blood orange, blackcurrant, camphor, honey, gingerbread and ripe blackberry; smoky, bacon-like and iodised finish with an umami sensation
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2012 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 55% Pinot Noir, 25% Meunier, 20% Chardonnay
Region Champagne
Sites Exclusively from the Coteaux de Cumières
Production Details 15% of the wines were vinified in wood. A small estate-grown Pinot Noir portion was harvested separately, cold-infused for a few days without alcoholic fermentation, then added to Brut Nature Blanc juice.
Tasting Notes Sichuan pepper, violet, gentian, roasted notes, mocha and wild raspberry; intense Pinot Noir fruit with a taut, juicy texture and mature tannins
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Producer Information
Website
Address
21, boulevard Lundy, CS 40014, 51722 Reims Cedex, France
Phone
+33 (0)3 26 40 42 11
Owner
Rouzaud family
Cellarmaster
Jean-Baptiste Lécaillon