2006 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Calories (estimated) 100 kcal / glass
150ml glass100 kcal
750ml bottle500 kcal
Grape Varieties 100% ungrafted Chardonnay
Classification Brut Nature
Region Champagne
Soil Siliceous sands of lutetian age
Elevation 135.0 meters
Orientation North-East / North-West
Harvest Dates 28 Sep 2006
Sites Les Sables, Œuilly, Vallée de la Marne
Vine Age Massal selection propagated by layering in 1962 from three original vines
Fermentation Vessels Burgundian oak barrels
Pressing Method Gentle Pressing By Gravity
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types Burgundian oak
Tirage Date May 2007
Bottling Date 2 May 2007
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Volume 1,300 bottles
Bottles1,300
Production Details The parcel has a 15% grade and is farmed with natural inter-row cover, shallow cultivation beneath the rows, herbotherapy, Poussard-method Chablis pruning, green manure and natural fertilization. Its March 2024 sheet represents a lot disgorged 9 January 2023 after 15 years 8 months on bottle lees. A 2024 regional catalog records another lot disgorged 5 June 2023. The importer page additionally records 2022 disgorgement context, including a critic's June 2022 bottle, and a separate critic bottle disgorged 15 October 2025. These dates are retained as release/bottle context rather than a vintage-wide disgorgement value. Trade guidance recommends serving at 8–10°C.
Tasting Notes White flowers, tropical and exotic fruit, pronounced mineral notes, citrus freshness, fine effervescence and a long, dry finish
Food Pairing Aperitif; fish, shellfish and other delicately prepared seafood
2004 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% ungrafted Chardonnay
Classification Brut Nature
Region Champagne
Soil Siliceous sands of lutetian age
Elevation 135.0 meters
Orientation North-East / North-West
Harvest Dates 2 Oct 2004
Sites Les Sables, Œuilly, Vallée de la Marne
Vine Age Massal selection propagated by layering in 1962 from three original vines
Fermentation Vessels Burgundian oak barrels
Pressing Method Slow Pressing By Gravity
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types Burgundian oak
Bottling Date 2 May 2005
Unfined Yes
Production Volume 1,300 bottles
Bottles1,300
Production Details The parcel has a 15% grade. The producer records minimum soil disturbance, shallow under-row cultivation, natural inter-row grass, herbotherapy, Poussard-method Chablis pruning and green manure or organic fertilizers. The wine underwent slow gravity pressing, spontaneous fermentation and seven months on harvest lees in Burgundian oak. The disgorgement is retained as release context rather than generalized to every bottle of the vintage.
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2002 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties 100% ungrafted Chardonnay
Classification Brut Nature
Region Champagne
Harvest Dates 24 Sep 2002
Sites Les Sables, Œuilly
Fermentation Vessels Oak barrels
Bottling Date 24 Jul 2003
Production Details The merchant reports first fermentation in barrel with stirring and maturation until May, followed by bottling on 24 July 2003. Its represented release was disgorged 8 August 2015. That date is retained as release context rather than generalized to every bottle of the 2002 vintage.
Tasting Notes White flowers including acacia and linden, apple, white fruit, hazelnut, almond, mineral character, silky texture and persistent freshness
Food Pairing Aperitif and refined shellfish cuisine
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