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  • Country ranking ?

    383
  • Producer ranking ?

    3
  • Decanting time

    15min
  • When to drink

    2020-2035
  • Food Pairing

    Seafood, Salads & Consommes

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The Story

Les Chétillons is situated in the Grand Cru village of Le Mesnil sur Oger and enjoys an almost perfect aspect. Three parcels of vines, ranging from 40 to 70 years of age, yield the grapes used to make this legendary cuvée. These vines, impacted by the quality of the terroir and our mass selection practices, provide the definitive statement of the particular style of this village, a style which resides in mineral power, incredible purity, and a...

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Vintage 2007

An unusually warm spring led to early flowering and initial optimism, which soon gave way to disappointment following one of the murkiest summers on record. Overall, 2007 was a difficult vintage saved by last-minute sunshine in late-August. Mildew and rot were the main culprits of the harvest, and the level of gluconic acid rocketed. The harvest began early, on August 24th, and was abundant in volume averaging 14,242 kg/ha. Pinot Meunier posed...

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Wonderfully concentrated and persistent with hints of honey and mushrooms. Complex, layered, luscious – it does not pretend to have the opulence that Krug’s Clos des Mesnil can offer, but it has, instead, a brilliant almost crystalline elegance and focus, with citrus notes. Oystershells, grapefruit and a bone dry finish over a creamy texture. As good a champagne as I think I have seen from 2007.

The 2008, obviously a more highly regarded vintage, was all minerally chalk notes, oystershells and grapefruit (these notes came from completely separate occasions, so the similarity in what the wines offered is compelling evidence of the DNA of Les Chetillons). Vibrant and persistent and impeccable balance. This wine has such a long future ahead of it. I gave them 97 and 98 respectively.

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Mesnil sur Oger, Champagne
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