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Wine Description
The Story
Brilliant, burnished gold colour with orange highlights punctuated by a fine, delicate effervescence. The nose has all the intensity of great vintage years with refined, complex notes of pears, nectarines, grapes, mandarins and almonds.
On the palate, flavours of ripe fruits are supported by a lovely mineral edge combining smoothness and fullness with distinction and purity.
Mailly Grand Cru Brut Vintage is made only in the very fines...
Wine Information
Placeof origin
Mailly Champagne,
vineyard classified as Grand Cru.
Composition
Pinot Noir 75% - Chardonnay 25%.
Winemaking process
Manual picking ; whole cluster pressing. Alcoholic fermentation at 16°. Malolactic fermentation in thermo regulated stainless steel vats. Ageing on laths in traditional chalk caves.
Blending
The wine is a triumph of precision-blending, striking a seamless balance of richness, ...
Vintage 2004
A great example of how large yields do not necessarily mean poor quality in Champagne. As a reaction to the previous year's low yields, the vines produced one of the largest crops on record. The growing season proceeded without major difficulties but the bumper crop called for bud thinning. August brought about cooler weather and some rains, increasing the risk of rot. The massive crop, averaging 13,990 kg/ha, was picked from September 18th on...
