Champagne Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs Vintage, Mes Vieilles Vignes
FRANCE – Champagne – Côte des Blancs
Locality:
FRANCE – Champagne – Côte des Blancs
Appellation:
Champagne
Grape Variety:
100% Chardonnay
WineMaker:
Marie Dhondt
Vineyard:
0.52 ha. planted in 1949; lieu-dit Les Crayères at the bottom of the slope. Chalk with rich upper soil. Southeast facing.
Viticulture:
Sustainable and HVE certified. Farming techniques include managed grass growth and composting with bark between rows. Chablis pruning.
WineMaking:
Slow and gentle pressing of the grapes in a traditional Coquard press; followed by a 12-24-hour decanting period. Fermentation takes roughly three weeks, in small temperature-controlled stainless-steel tank. Complete malolactic conversion.
Aging:
Aged for 5 years on lees.
Bottling:
Filtered. Disgorged 4 times a year. Dosage: 5.5 g/L.
