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Lowest shop price NV / — ≈ $65.11Original CHF 53.95 vinello.ch ↗

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2015 Technical Specifications

Alcohol 12.5%
Residual Sugar 7 g/L
Calories 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties 50% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, 20% Meunier
Drinking Window Producer-stated ageing potential: over 15 years
Region Champagne
Sites Grands and premiers crus
Fermentation Vessels Large oak casks for 10% of the component wines
Dosage 6.0 g/L
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Closure Natural Cork
Production Details Ten percent of the component wines were vinified and aged in large oak casks, and the wine underwent prolonged lees ageing. The producer recommends serving at 10–12 °C. Alko lists “acids” as 7.5 g but supplies neither a volume basis nor an acid-equivalent basis, so that observation is not normalized as total acidity.
Tasting Notes Bright yellow; tense, vertical, mineral and energetic, with orange, grapefruit, lemon peel, toast, roasted coffee, praline, biscuit, brioche, dried apricot, date, roasted almond, hazelnut and honey.
Food Pairing Turbot cheek tempura with seaweed salad and roasted sesame

2012 Technical Specifications

Grape Varieties 51% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay, 15% Meunier
Drinking Window Producer-stated ageing potential: 25 years
Region Champagne
Sites 12 crus; grapes from grands and premiers crus
Dosage 8.0 g/L
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Eleven percent of the blend consists of wines aged in large wooden casks (foudres), contributing lightly woody, vanilla and toasted characteristics. The producer recommends serving at 10–12 °C.
Tasting Notes Bright yellow with refined gold hints; fresh and direct, with mirabelle tart, candied citrus, roasted pear, green hazelnut and almond.

2008 Technical Specifications

Grape Varieties 61% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay, 5% Meunier
Drinking Window Producer-stated ageing potential: 20 years
Region Champagne
Sites 12 crus
Fermentation Vessels Large wooden casks (foudres) for 5% of the component wines
Dosage 8.0 g/L
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details Five percent of the component wines were vinified and aged in large wooden casks (foudres) made from wood sourced in Central France. The producer recommends serving at 10–12 °C.
Tasting Notes Clear, brilliant gold with persistent effervescence; bold, lively and structured, with chalky minerality, candied lemon, dried apricot and delicate toasted notes.

2004 Technical Specifications

Grape Varieties 62% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay, 8% Meunier
Drinking Window Producer-stated ageing potential: 20 years
Region Champagne
Harvest Dates September 23 to October 13, 2004
Sites 8 crus
Dosage 7.0 g/L
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Production Details The producer reports an abundant crop that ripened during exceptionally favorable September weather and recommends serving the finished wine at 10–12 °C.
Tasting Notes Luminous, brilliant gold with fine bubbles; toast, brioche and dried fruit. Wine Enthusiast’s September 2012 note describes white fruit integrated with a toasty, tangy texture.

Shop prices

ReferenceVintage / sizePrice / bottleSource
Shop price NV / — ≈ $407.53Original CHF 337.65 vinello.ch ↗
Shop price 1985 / — ≈ $195.53Original CHF 162.00 worldwebwines.ch ↗
Shop price 1989 / — ≈ $2,473.04Original CHF 2,049.00 fr.millesima.ch ↗
Shop price 2015 / 750ml ≈ $69.28Original CHF 57.40 fr.millesima.ch ↗
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Producer Information

Address
12 Rue du Temple, Reims, France
Phone
+33 3 26 89 54 40
Owner
LVMH

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