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Wine Description
The Story
Collection HORS CATEGORIE is so named to demonstrate Champagne Castelnau’s absolute mastery of the heights
to which great Champagnes can rise.
Every release of a Collection HORS CATEGORIE will be a limited edition of a unique blend. It won’t become a set model: instead, each cuvée will be put together to bring out the best of the very individual components selected from only the most exceptional wines in the cellar.
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Wine Information
Because this winemaking frame brings us new surprises and pioneering oenological challenges, we have named this series HORS CATEGORIE in honour of the top classification of the legendarily tough mountain passes. Since it was climbed in 2012, the same year as this cuvee was bottled, we named this second release after the Col de la Croix de Fer – altitude 2067 m.
Origin: Best wines were selected for the blend, mainly from Trépail, Villers-Mar...