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Wine Description
The Story
Village: Ecueil 1er cru
Vineyards: 2 plots "Chaillots" and "Gillis". Southern exposure, mid-slope.
Grape variety: 100% chardonnay
Soil: Ypresian clay and marl soils. Some traces of limestone sands in the Gillis.
Ages of the vines: planted in 1963, using massal selection in cultivation
Viticulture: Approach to treatments using biological, biodynamic and more traditional methods if necessary. Respect for the rhythms of the plant.
...Wine Information
Champagne from a specific area from old vines of chardonnay. Produced only in great years, this champagne is produced with limited quantity. A wine of Champagne before to be a Champagne.
Ecueil 1er cru and Bouzy grand cru. Sourced from different parcels of old vines only, exposed on the south hills and different plots in the middle of the vineyard
Slow, gentle pressing using gravity flow techniques.This wine is vinified exclusively in wo...
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...
