Réserve | Blanc de Blancs |
Rosé de Saignée | Grand
Cru Mailly |
Prestige | Millésimé Vintage |
Rosé Vintage |
Petraea | Comète | Les Rachais |
Cuvée Réserve
Guide GaultMillau 2010 : 17 /20 |
A subtle blend of 75% Pinot Meunier, 25% Pinot Noir and some old reserved wine. Taste: fragrant, floral, classic structure and richness. For all the most special occasions, an intimate dinner or a gala evening. Excellent value and always scores well at blind tastings. |
Soil type, chalky clay and sandy chalky clay (Chardonnay). Pruning: Short, Harvesting: Manual. Severe & successive selection on the
plant. Pressing. 4000 kg pneumatic press to give a refined, delicate and precise choice of juice. Only the first part of the first pressing is used to make up the Cuvée Réserve. Vinification. Classic - in small (50 to 100 hectolitre - 1000
to 2000 gallons) - stainless steel vats, and traditional - in
oak barrels for 10 to 15% of the aged "reserve" wines.
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Dosages: Blending: The proportion of old reserve wines, vinified in oak barrels, varies, depending on the year, from 10 to 15%. Tasting notes Marriage with food Read the press reviews (in french)... |
Bottle sizes available for the Champagne Brut Réserve: Methuselah |
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In the purest tradition of the Champagne region,
and to maintain the highest quality, the wine undergoes its second
fermentation - that which gives the mousse - in the bottles. They
are not rebottled after fermentation. |