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  • Country ranking ?

    1 843
  • Producer ranking ?

    1
  • Decanting time

    10min
  • When to drink

    2020-2025
  • Food Pairing

    Salmon pastrami

Food Pairing

Salmon pastrami

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The Story

This exceptional and iconic vintage cuvée was created in 1865 by the founder himself, Louis BINET. This masterpiece exalts the pure expression of Champagne, combining all the superlatives with a single and vintage Grand Cru.

 

 

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Wine Information

1,849 bottles of 2008 vintage each individually numbered and engraved, certified by an authentic red wax seal and showcased in an Exclusive gift set made of ostrich leather 100% nature-friendly.

Technical information:

60% Pinot Noir Grand Cru
40% Chardonnay Grand Cru
Dosage: moderate, 8-9 grams per litre

 

Producers comments:

On the nose, the richness and subtlety of an exceptional freshness enhances the maturity of the delici...

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Vintage 2008

2008 -The Champagne vintage set to make history!

A first taste of leading winemakers’ 2008 champagnes reveals a miraculous vintage, bubbling with potential, which – whisper it – might just prove the greatest in living memory.

2008 was not, by any standards, a vintage year for the financial world. And for the greater part of it, 2008 was a pretty poor year for Champagne too: spring was freezing, summer gloomy and overcast. But then, aroun...

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Latest tasting notes

<10 tasting notes

Tasting note

color

Light, Green-Yellow and Pale

ending

Long, Pure and Lingering

flavors

Apricot, Mineral, Citrus and White fruits

nose

Youthful, Pure, Fresh and Forward

taste

High in Acidity, Youthful, Light, Firm, Focused, Fresh and Dry

Veridict

Transparent and Well made

Information

Origin

Champagne, Champagne

Grapes

60% Pinot Noir
40% Chardonnay

Glass time

20min

Drinking temperature

8C
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