2021 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature
Region Cumieres
Soil Chalk subsoil beneath a thin layer of clay-silt soil
Orientation Mid-Slope, Due South
Production Volume
Magnums551
Production Details The producer reports a low-yield harvest with natural grape maturity of 11% Alc/Vol; this is a grape-ripeness observation, not finished-wine alcohol. The Chardonnay was matured for six months in oak barrels. The producer's general serving guidance for its Champagnes is 12–14°C.
Tasting Notes Extraordinary concentration; finesse; complex structure; persistent mineral and saline character
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2018 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Cumières Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature
Region Cumieres
Soil Chalk subsoil beneath a thin clay-silt layer
Orientation Mid-Slope, South-Facing
Contains Added Sulfites Yes
Serving Temperature 11°C · 52°F
Production Volume 1,474 bottles
Bottles1,474
Production Details Two merchant records describe different 2018 release lots. Lebendige Weine records a separate 3,320-bottle offering, matured for more than eight months in used barrels and for three and a half years sur lattes before disgorgement on 30 May 2022. These lot-specific dosage and disgorgement observations are not generalized into vintage-wide canonical dosage or disgorgement fields.
Tasting Notes Christoph Raffelt (27 December 2022): ripe citrus, passion fruit, fresh pear, lime, chalk, graphite, almond, lemongrass and orange blossom; clear, citric, calcareous, deep, full, complex and vibrantly mineral
Food Pairing Scallop ceviche with lime, passion fruit and hazelnut oil; green asparagus with sorrel and sheep's-milk yogurt; citron carpaccio with tarragon oil and buffalo-milk yogurt
2016 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Classification Cumières Premier Cru Brut Nature
Region Cumieres
Soil Chalk with approximately 40 cm of calcareous topsoil
Fermentation Vessels Neutral oak barrels
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Closure Cork And Cage
Production Details The distributor specifies ten months in barrel followed by 24–48 months on lees in bottle, less than 20 mg/L SO2, and biodynamic practices. The month ranges and sulphite upper bound are retained as qualified text rather than converted into unsupported exact numeric fields.
Certifications Ecocert
Producer Information
Website
Address
16 ruelle du Carrefour, 51480 Cumières, France
Owner
Vincent Laval
Cellarmaster
Vincent Laval