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Wine Description
The Story
The cellars are located in Ecueil, just south of Reims. Vineyards are all Premier or Grand Cru rated, planted on south-facing hillsides in the communes of Ecueil, Villars-Allerand and Bouzy, all on the Montagne de Reims.
The classic Champagne soil is chalk-based. The "Franc de Pied" parcel supports ungrafted vines because of its high sand content.
Located in Ecueil, on the Montagne de Reims, Nicolas Maillart is a family domaine with 8.5 ...
Wine Information
Les Francs de Pieds, produced from the grapes of the Les Coupées plot in Ecueil, is an exceptional single-vineyard champagne. After Phylloxera destroyed vines in Champagne, this plot was also replanted with vines grafted to American roots. However, Nicolas Maillart’s father Michel noticed that the vines still with their original roots were doing better, so in 1973 the plot was once again replanted – this time with original root vines. These ar...
Vintage 2005
The 2005 vintage was a year of marked contrasts between seasons and regions. Following a fairly harsh winter, 2005 had a mild spring with relatively warm temperatures all year long. There was above average sunshine and a slight water deficit, as had been the case throughout the dry cycle of 2005/2004 and 2003. The heat and humidity in July produced larger grapes and bunches, rather unusually for the Champagne region, while the cooler weather ...
