Domaine Lancelot-Royer Cuvée Dualissime Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Extra Brut

Name: Domaine Lancelot-Royer Cuvée Dualissime Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Extra Brut | Bine & Vine
Brand: Champagne
Price: 84.99 USD
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$84.99

A refined Champagne that highlights the “dual” nature of two perfect grand cru villages: Avize and Chouilly (which bookend Cramant, winemaker Michel Chauvet’s home village).

Here richness and finesse come together effortlessly; pure fruit enhanced by the region’s chalky soils are allowed to sing with just a hint of dosage (extra brut; 4 grams/L).

A grand wine for the best cuisine.

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Domaine Lancelot-Royer Cuvée Dualissime Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Champagne Extra Brut

WINERY: Domaine Lancelot-Royer

WINEMAKER: Michael Chauvet

ESTABLISHED: 1960

REGION: FRANCE • Champagne • Cramant

APPELLATION: Champagne AOC

BLEND: 100% Chardonnay

VINEYARDS: A selection of grand cru-rated fruit from villages Avize and Chouilly, from a single plot in each village; here beneficial herbs are planted between rows, to encourage competition for nutrients and naturally control yields. Southeast-facing vineyards; soils are mostly chalk-based.

AGE OF VINES: 40 years, on average

WINEMAKING: Hand-harvested. Pressed by hand in an upright, wooden press; fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks. Aged for five years in bottle. Riddled by hand. Base wine 2015; reserve wine just 15% of blend. Only 2,000 bottles made. 4 grams/L dosage.

TASTING IMPRESSIONS: Aromas of lemon curd, citrus marmalade and zest, very floral with honeysuckle and blossom nuance. Fresh and complex.

PAIRING SUGGESTIONS: Fresh seafood; smoked salmon; white meats