Non-vintage Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Pinot Noir
Classification Brut Nature
Region Champagne
Soil Pure kimmeridgian limestone soil
Elevation 200.0 meters
Sites Mainly Fonnet and Briaunes, with additional Pinot Noir from other estate parcels
Vine Age 25
Fermentation Vessels French oak barrels
Pressing Method Gentle Pressing In A Traditional Vertical Coquard Press
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Oak Types French oak
Barrel Size 400
Base Wine Years R20: 2020; R22: 2022
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details Release context: R22 is sold as non-vintage; its page says “R22” denotes récolte 2022 and that this release comes exclusively from the 2022 harvest. R20 is also listed as non-vintage with 2020 as its release/base-harvest year; its sheet gives 12% alcohol, manual harvesting over approximately three weeks, an approximate yield of 30 hL/ha, an 8–10 °C serving range, and a stated 10-year cellaring potential. A separate R19 retailer release is recorded as disgorged 2021-10-30 and bottled at 4.5 bar. The importer sheet specifies 20 months sur latte and estate practices of no chaptalization or acidification, no cold maceration, and a small SO2 addition after pressing.
Certifications Ecocert; Demeter
Tasting Notes R22 retailer note: golden with amber reflections and fine persistent bubbles; yellow pear, mirabelle plum, wet chalk and light hazelnut; taut, mineral and saline, with lively acidity and a long, fresh, slightly bitter finish.
Food Pairing R22 retailer recommendations: oysters, seared scallops with brown butter, cream-sauced poultry, turbot or salt-crusted sea bass, and pressed uncooked cheeses such as Comté or Beaufort.
NR22 Technical Specifications
Drinking Window 2025-2033
Region Champagne
Base Wine Years R22: exclusively from the 2022 harvest
Serving Temperature 10°C · 50°F
Production Details R22 is a non-vintage release designation for the 2022 harvest. The release-specific account describes gentle Coquard pressing, natural settling, transfer without pumping into 400 L barrels, indigenous-yeast fermentation, oak élevage followed by aging sur lattes, manual disgorgement and no dosage. A separate current specialist listing records the R22 release as disgorged in 2025, without a complete date.
NR20 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.0%
Calories (estimated) 100 kcal / glass
150ml glass100 kcal
750ml bottle500 kcal
Classification Brut Nature
Region Champagne
Fermentation Vessels 400 L oak barrels and Burgundian pièces
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Disgorgement Date 10 Nov 2023
Base Wine Years R20: 2020 harvest
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Details R20 underwent alcoholic and malolactic fermentation with indigenous yeasts and bacteria in 400 L oak barrels and Burgundian pièces. The listing records five months in barrel before prise de mousse and approximately 31 months sur lattes. It recommends serving at 10–12°C, opening one hour beforehand, and indicates a ten-year cellaring potential.
Producer Information
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Address
8 rue de Vaux, 10110 Buxieres-sur-Arce, France