Dehours et Fils Champagne Extra Brut Lieu-Dit “Brisefer” 2012

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.