2018 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 90% Pinot Noir; 10% Pinot Meunier
Region Cumieres
Fermentation Vessels Oak barrels
Production Details This evidence concerns the 2018 vin clair shown at the 2019 salon, not a documented finished Champagne release. It was vinified for six months in oak barrels. The parcel was described as free of herbicide, chemical fertilizer and synthetic pesticide, with no fertilization since 2003.
2014 Technical Specifications
Alcohol 12.5%
Calories (estimated) 105 kcal / glass
150ml glass105 kcal
750ml bottle525 kcal
Grape Varieties 90% Pinot Noir; 10% Pinot Meunier
Drinking Window 2024-2040
Classification Champagne Premier Cru; Brut Nature
Region Cumieres
Soil Clay-limestone
Grape Clone Massal selections: Pinot Meunier planted in 1947 on 3309C rootstock; Pinot Noir planted in 1964 on 41B and in 1984 on SO4
Fermentation Vessels Oak barrels
Pressing Method Traditional Estate Presses
Indigenous Yeast Yes
Disgorgement Date 4 Mar 2024
Unfined Yes
Unfiltered Yes
Production Volume 1,020 bottles
Bottles1,020
Production Details The Les Longues Violes parcel has never received synthetic pesticide, herbicide or chemical fertilizer, and received no fertilization from 2003 through 2020. Exact-release vendor notes describe hand harvesting, traditional estate pressing, no chaptalization and weekly barrel topping-up.
Tasting Notes Tender golden color; fine persistent bubbles; delicate red fruit, ripe citrus, fine brioche and chalky minerality; incisive attack, vivid acidity, fine texture, salinity, wet-stone character and a long finish
Food Pairing Flat oysters; scallop carpaccio; langoustine tartare; roast lobster; turbot with Champagne; citrus-accented poultry; aged Comté; honey-roasted pear; almond tart
Critics Ratings 96 points (Vinous)
2012 Technical Specifications
Grape Varieties 90% Pinot Noir; 10% Pinot Meunier
Classification Brut Nature
Region Cumieres
Grape Clone Massal selections: Pinot Meunier planted in 1947; Pinot Noir planted in 1964 and 1984
Fermentation Vessels Oak barrels
Production Details First vintage from the Les Longues Violes parcel, described as always organically cultivated. Natural vinification lasted 12 months in oak barrels. The salon document says bottles were disgorged progressively as sold; a producer-listed importer reports that the first batch was disgorged in 2018 after 50 months on laths.
Tasting Notes Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2019: perfumed and weightless, with floral, citrus and orchard-fruit notes, pronounced finesse and tension
Critics Ratings 96 points (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, March 2019)
Producer Information
Website
Address
16 ruelle du Carrefour, 51480 Cumières, France
Owner
Vincent Laval
Cellarmaster
Vincent Laval