R. Renaudin L’Espiègle Champagne 1er Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs 1996 1.5L Magnum

Name: R. Renaudin L'Espiègle Champagne 1er Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs 1996 1.5L Magnum | Bine & Vine
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R. Renaudin L’Espiègle Champagne 1er Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs 1996

Another miracle of suspended animation, this was Renaudin’s chosen Millennium wine. Ignore, if you will, the questionable bottle and concentrate instead on the preternatural verve and brightness of the flavors.

1996 is a controversial vintage, but this is one of those examples that bolsters its claim to being among the handful of great post-war years. That such a wine has remained undisgorged at the property until 2019 is baffling, but we are not looking a gift horse in the mouth. Being in MAGNUMS has only accentuated the wine’s slow evolution. It has decades of life ahead of it.

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Categories: Champagne, Champagne, France, Region, Sparkling, Wine Tags: Champagne, France, French, Grower Champagne, Magnum, R. Renaudin, Sparkling, Sustainable Farming

R. Renaudin L’Espiègle Champagne 1er Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs 1996

1.5L Magnum Bottle

Country
France

Region
Champagne

Alcohol by volume
12

Years in Blend
1996

Bottling Date
April 1997

Disgorgement Date
June, 2018

Annual cases produced
3,231 bottles

Varieties
100% Chardonnay

Fermentation vessel
Stainless Steel

Aging duration months
8 months

Yeast
Native

Added Sulfur
No

Soil Type
Calcareous

Farming practices
Sustainable

Vine Training Notes
Classical pruning methods practiced in champagne. For the chardonnay the pruning method used is Chablis.

Producer Notes
The specificity and the quality of our champagne begin from a qualitative approach in the vineyards. It is the terroir that expresses the specificity and the particularity by combining different elements like climate, exposition, geographical localization and human factors. The vineyard is managed by combining the qualitative work of the soil and permanent grassing. We apply the plant protection products for the protection of the vines at low dose, only if it is necessary with a reasoned approach and sustainable approach.