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Wine Description
The Story
- Product: Lamiable Grand Cru Les Héliades
- Formats available: 750 ml
- Appellation: AOC Champagne
- Country: France
- Raw materials: 80% Chardonnay 20% Pinot Noir
- SoilType: Chalk and limestone
- Exposition: South
- Average Yield: 76.5 hl/ha
- Vinification: Fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The wine then undergoes malolactic fermentation.
- Vintage: NV
- Region: Champagne
- Average Of Vineyards: Vines were planted in 1953 by Pierre Lamiable, 60 year old vines.
- Elevation: Altitude 162 m, a gentle slope of about 10%
- Duration And Aging Method: Maturation in enamel tanks for 6 months. Aging on the lees for 3 years in bottle, in the Domaine's cave, before disgorgement.
- Alcohol Content: 12.5%
- Production: 150 cases
Wine Information
A very bright pale yellow robe complemented by a few golden reflections. Melon and fresh peach notes. The lovely vivacity in the mouth gives way to notes of citrus fruit and ripe pink grapefruit.
Vintage 2009
This warm year started with a cold winter and mild spring temperatures. Early summer was variable but August and September provided ample sunshine and warmth contributing to fine grape health. Pinot Noir especially excelled. Grape harvest, of generally high sugar content yet soft acidity, started on September 8th. 2009 is a year of generous wines that showed well early. An apt example of a vintage of the recent era, in which retaining freshness poses more problems than attaining ripeness. Good grape health contributed to the overall quality, and despite the richness of the wines, heaviness did not end up being an issue. There is quite some heterogenity amongst the year's produce but the best seem truly age-worthy. The vintage's finest include Louis Roederer Cristal and Cristal Rosé, Dom Pérignon and Philipponnat Clos des Goisses.