The Story
This cuvée was named in tribute to Louis, Elisabeth Salmon’s brother, who was passionate about oenology and highly involved in from the earliest creation of the House. Originating from the best parcels of the Côte des Blancs, the Blanc de Blancs vintage is impressed with a purity and minerality.
This cuvée is created from 3 Grands Crus from the Côte des Blancs: Chouilly, Mesnil-sur-Oger, Cramant.
Dosage: 7g/l
Vinification: 50% vinifie...
Vintage 1969
The 1969 Champagne harvest stands as an good, high-acid, and profoundly long-lived benchmark for vintage declarations across the Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and Vallée de la Marne. Following a cool, wet spring that severely restricted crop yields through coulure, the growing season was saved by an intensely hot, dry August and a sun-drenched, crisp September that pushed Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to high natural sugar levels while prese...