Blanc de Blancs - Éclat de Chardonnay - Brut
The vintage
- Non-vintage Brut
- Pure Chardonnay, blend of vintages, perpetual cuvée since 2014
- 50% Reserve (reserve + base = double bottling volume)
Location
- Bouzy (Grand Cru, Montagne de Reims)
- Brasles (Marne Valley)
Terroir
- Bouzy: full chalk basement and clay-limestone soil, regular south-facing exposure.
- Brasles: fragments of millstone, pebbles, and sand mixed with decalcification clays, south exposure overlooking the Marne river.
- Climate of the Paris Basin, with mild winters, uncertain springs, hot summers, and cool but usually quite fine autumns.
In the vineyard
- Sustainable viticulture: High Environmental Value and Sustainable Viticulture certifications in Champagne (organic fertilizers, cover crops, and other agroecological techniques)
- Old vines are no longer uprooted but interplanted to preserve genetic potential
Harvest
- Manual picking
- Sorting on the vine if necessary
- White crates to lower the temperature of the grapes
Winemaking
- Traditional pressing, juice fractionation
- 4-hour flotation settling (to limit impurity infusion)
- Fermentation thermoregulation at 18°C
- Stainless steel tanks to avoid adding exogenous aromas
- Fermentation tanks adapted to fraction volumes
Ageing
- Aging on fine lees
- Stainless steel tanks to avoid the addition of exogenous aromas
- Malolactic fermentation for the development of wines
- Bottling in July when the wines are mature
- Stock rotation of tanks and bottles of approximately 7 years
Varietal
Chardonnay : 100%
Specifications
Alcohol content : 12.5 % vol.
Age of vines : over 35 years years old
Dosage : 6 g/l
Contains sulphites.
Ingredients & nutrition ›
Serving
Serving temperature: 13 °C
Aging potential: 2/4 years
Tasting
Overall a greedy and fresh wine, shining right now but also capable of reserving very nice surprises as it ages.
Visual appearance
Pale yellow adorned with golden reflections. Fine effervescence.
At nose
Fresh and pleasant with pronounced notes of citrus (lemon, grapefruit), mint, and fennel evolving into white orchard fruits (peach, pear) and a hint of ginger.
On the palate
At once fleshy and beautifully fresh, with good length. Beautiful salinity with a hint of gunflint.
Food pairings
- Appetizer of flavorful and spicy small pastries
- All seafood products, grilled sole, turbot with hollandaise sauce, smoked salmon and halibut
- Shellfish platter
- Various forms of shellfish
Recipes
Coquilles Saint-Jacques rôties aux herbes et parmesan (6 personnes) : INGRÉDIENTS - 30 noix de Saint Jacques - 50 g de parmesan râpé - 50 g de beurre mou - huile d'olive - 2 cuillères à soupe de fines herbes hachées - 2 pincées de piment d'Espelette - poivre blanc du moulin --- PRÉPARATION - Four position gril. - Posez les Saint Jacques sur la plaque garnie d’une feuille sulfurisée huilée. - Mélangez le beurre mou, les herbes hachées, le piment, du sel, du poivre et 2 ou 3 c. à soupe d’huile d’olive et étalez cette pâte sur les noix. - Soupoudrez de parmesan et faites cuire sous le gril, à environ 15-20 cm, pendant 5 à 6 mn. - Servez aussitôt en nappant les noix dans les assiettes d’un peu de jus de cuisson.
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Distributors
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