2018 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Champagne Grand Cru Extra-Brut
Region Champagne
Soil Chalky clay-silt
Elevation 160.0 meters
Orientation West-Facing Hillside
Sites Les Valnons single parcel, Aÿ Grand Cru
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Bottling Date Sep 2019
Disgorgement Date Nov 2024
Dosage 2.0 g/L
Closure Natural Cork For Bottle Maturation
Production Volume 1,945 bottles
Bottles1,945
Magnums80
Production Details Fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured for 12 months in oak barrels with stirring; bottled in September 2019 under cork, followed by five years on lees and disgorgement in November 2024. The producer's general cuvée sheet states that Les Valnons is bottled 12–18 months after harvest and rests 6–12 months before release.
2017 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Aÿ Grand Cru Extra-Brut
Region Champagne
Soil Silty-clay soil over upper campanian substrate
Elevation 160.0 meters
Orientation West-Facing Hillside
Sites Les Valnons single parcel, Aÿ Grand Cru
Natural Yeast Yes
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Dosage 4.0 g/L
Closure Cork During Five-Year Bottle Maturation
Production Volume 1,998 bottles
Bottles1,998
Production Details Indigenous alcoholic fermentation followed by malolactic fermentation; matured for 12 months in barrels and five years under cork.
2010 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Champagne Grand Cru, Brut Nature
Region Champagne
Soil Clay-limestone
Orientation West-Facing Hillside
Sites Les Valnons vineyard, Aÿ Grand Cru
Fermentation Vessels 100% neutral barriques
Oak Types Neutral oak barriques
Used Oak Only Yes
Disgorgement Date Spring 2017
Production Details The archived 2010 release was vinified entirely in neutral barriques, underwent malolactic fermentation and was disgorged in spring 2017. The importer called the cuvée name short for “Les Valnons Froid Cul.”.
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