Only 1670 bottles of this flagship wine were made in this landmark vintage. Fermentation was conducted in a used oak barrels of between 200 and 500 liters, and the resulting wines were neither fined nor filtered. After six years en tirage, it has achieved an enviable poise between freshness and evolution, in a bracing style, and with years ahead of it.
Dosage 0
Years in Blend 2012
Bottling Date 26-Jun-13
Disgorgement Date Oct-19
Annual cases produced 245
Varieties 100% Chardonnay
Destemming Whole Cluster
Fermentation vessel Barrel
Aging method Used Barrique
Aging duration months 9 months
Filtered No
Fining Agents None
Yeast Cultured
Malolactic Yes
Added Sulfur No
Vineyard Name Brisefer (meaning: Iron breaker)
Soil Type Clay, Limestone
Producer Notes: Chardonnay vines from the bottom of a gentle slope (1:20), planted between 1966 and 1992. An East orientation with clay soil which has leeched out most of its limestone. Our grandfather, pioneer of grower champagne, saw that this was a perfect plot for champagne and used it for his top of the range wine. About a quarter of the land was replanted in spring 2015. Production methods respect biodiversity (Working the ground and allowing grass to grow between the vines). The wines are fully aged on the lees,in 200L, 300L and 500L barrels and clarified by natural settling, without filtration or fining.
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