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Wine Description
The Story
- Product: Lamiable Grand Cru Les Héliades
- Formats available: 750 ml
- Appellation: AOC Champagne
- Country: France
- Raw materials: 80% Chardonnay 20% Pinot Noir
- SoilType: Chalk and limestone
- Exposition: South
- Average Yield: 76.5 hl/ha
- Vinification: Fermentation in stainless steel tanks. The wine then undergoes malolactic fermentation.
- Vintage: NV
- Region: Champagne
- Average Of Vineyards: Vines were planted in 1953 by Pi...
Vintage 2012
The next most exceptional vintage since 2008. A truly difficult growing season saw severe frosts in the winter. March brought warmth but early budbreak made the vines vulnerable to spring frosts. Overall, the early growing season was wet, and mildew became a serious issue. However, conditions improved dramatically in the later summer months. An August heatwave resulted in a rapid accumulation of sugar, but fortunately the nights remained cool,...
