R. Renaudin L’Espiègle Champagne 1er Cru Brut Blanc de Blancs 1996 1.5L Magnum
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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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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.
| Weight | 10 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 4 × 4 × 12 in |
| Type | Wine |
| Wine | |
| Varietal | |
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| Winery/Vintner | R. Renaudin |
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