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Wine Information
Presentation
Chardonnay (50%) from grand cru plots in Cramant and Pinot noir (50%) from racy plots with names like Les Bignards, Les Baltoits, located in the Marne Valley at Monthelon and Boursault create the character of this champagne bearing Madame Gilles Lancelot's maiden name.
Tasting
Delicate golden colour with restrained sparkle. Fine bubbles.
Spicy nose, blackcurrant scent.
Great combination of Pinot Noir's power and Chardonnay's delicacy. The perfect balance.
Wine and food pairing :
Great through a meal. At its best with red meats or a piece of beef in sauce. (Why not open it in advance to give it time to enhance its quality ?)
Tasting tips
Delicate golden colour with restrained sparkle. Fine bubbles. Spicy nose, blackcurrant scent. Great combination of Pinot Noir's power and Chardonnay's delicacy. The perfect balance. Wine and food pairing : Great through a meal. At its best with red meats or a piece of beef in sauce. (Why not open it in advance to give it time to enhance its quality ?)
The 2009 Vintage
Grapes have grown in optimal weather during August and prior to the harvest bunches were in excellent sanitary condition.
Our vineyard started grape collection on 14 September 2009.
Pressing yielded high quality juices with perfect balance and noticeable sugar and acidity levels.
Some tasting notes made when tasting clear wines before bottling :
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Good hetereogenity between parcels on the same hillside.
Features of fresh fruit, grapefruit or more evolved such a pear and pineapple aromas. 2009 wines appear unctuous, rich and structured.
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.
