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Champagne, Les Grandes Côtes

FRANCE – Aube – Côte des Bar – Celles-sur-Ource
Locality:
FRANCE – Aube – Côte des Bar – Celles-sur-Ource
Appellation:
Champagne
Grape Variety:
Pinot Noir
WineMaker:
Aurélien Gerbais
Vineyard:
Planted over Portlandian, upper Kimmeridgian and middle Kimmeridgian soils.
Viticulture:
Certified sustainable (Ampelos).
WineMaking:
Pressed in a traditional Coquard press. Primary and malolactic fermentation in tank. Second fermentation in bottle over cultured organic yeasts strains. A blend of base vintage wine and solera wine.
Aging:
Aged for 36 months sur lattes. Disgorged 6 months before commercialization.
Bottling:
Dosage: Extra Brut; 3 g/L. Use of MCR.
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