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Wine Information
Composition
• Grape variety Pinot Noir 60 % and Chardonnay 40 % *
First pressing juices from key vineyards only with also « cœur de cuvée » pressing juices.
• Origin Pinot Noir from Côte des Bar and Chardonnay from Côte des Blancs and Montgueux.
• Reserve wines Minimum 35%* of reserve wines aged in large oak casks.
Vinification
• Fermentation Alcoholic fermentation in stainless-steel vats followed by partial malolactic fermentation.
• Bottle ageing Minimum 5 years on lees and extra ageing of 6 to 9 months after dosage.
• Dosage +/- 2 g/l (liquor of old wine aged in large oak casks) - EXTRA-BRUT
Character Fine mousse with a lovely lace.
Fresh aromas with minerality moving to dried fruits, spices and saline notes (iodine).
Wonderful liveliness and length.
The low dosage enhances purity and elegance.
Key aromas: dried fruits, spices.
Symbols
• Champagne & Sensations Crystal - Fine - Complexity.
• Champagne & Circonstances One-to-one - Seafood supper - Enchanting - Sophisticated - Love at first sight.
• Champagne & Food Scallops carpaccio with truffle oil - Freshly sucked oysters - Sashimis -
Poach char with fondant of leeks with truffles and smoked crayfish with yellow wine or
Cooked Noix de Saint-Jacques with green lentils from Puy with truffles or
Roasted partridge with thyme and pulp of haricot beans with truffles (Chef Nicolas Sale *Michelin).
• Champagne & Music Messe en Si de JS Bach - Préludes de Debussy.