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Wine Description
The Story
This Champagne comes from a vineyard called Les Couarres, located in the center of the village of Merfy. The clay soil imparts richness and depth, while its minerality emphasizes the impression of freshness on the palate. This Champagne is often the most balanced wine of the house, perfect for pairing with food.
- Blend : 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay
- Dosage : 6 grams of sugar per liter
- Vinification : Stainless-steel tanks, with the w...
Wine Information
Sometimes it is good to turn from the glamour of big champagne houses to the more earth-bound approach of a pragmatic peasant. Chartogne-Taillet in Merfy, which is located in the northern part of Montagne de Reims, is a paradigm of an enthusiastic and innovative farmer-producer. Working side by side with his father Philippe and mother Elisabeth, Alexandre Chartogne acquired his knowledge from the legendary Avize-based Anselme Selosse, and is o...
Vintage 1996
Up to this point 1996 has been considered a fantastic vintage which produced classic wines; the best since 1990. A long, dry summer produced grapes of record ripeness with record acidity. Some, including myself, question how the 1996s are aging. The wines are generally characterized by a distinctive rather lemony acidity and very good attack, but some wines now seem terribly austere, while others already seem dangerously short of fruit. None o...
