Bottler: Vazart-Coquart & fils, 6 rue des Partelaines , 51530 Chouilly / France
In the glass
Colour
Pale golden yellow with a fine mousse.
Nose
Aromas of vanilla crescents and fruit bread, accompanied by almond cream, lime blossom, lemon curd and yuzu.
Palate
Fresh and silky with ripe stone fruit and red berry notes, citrus accents and a pleasing acidity; the finish reveals vanilla, mocha and lightly toasted nuts.
Character
A Champagne of remarkable freshness and finesse that, despite its high proportion of reserve wine, feels exceptionally vibrant and displays the saline minerality of the Côte des Blancs.
Pairing
Pairs beautifully with oysters, pan-fried sea bass or creamy cheeses such as Brie.
Notes
Drawn from a Réserve Perpétuelle begun in 1982, last topped up in 2016; bottled with zero dosage and limited to just 1,690 bottles.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Pale golden yellow, with a fine mousse and brilliant clarity.
Nose
A Champagne of remarkable freshness, even though the oldest components of the solera were already 36 years old at the time of bottling. Vanilla crescent biscuits, fruit bread, almond cream, alongside linden blossom, a touch of lemon curd and yuzu – refined, ripe and yet wonderfully vibrant.
Palate
On the palate, this wine reveals all its tension: ripe fruit and subtle autolysis meet a silky, charming texture. Stone fruit, red berries, citrusy and zesty notes are carried by a precise yet never aggressive acidity that elegantly frames the fine mousse.
Finish
The finish is long and precise in the very best sense: alongside the fruit, notes of vanilla, a hint of mocha and lightly toasted nuts re-emerge – cool, refined and immensely stylish.
Terroir & origin
From Chouilly, the northernmost Grand Cru of the Côte des Blancs, where Chardonnay expresses its most mineral character on particularly pure chalk soils. The vines for this Blanc de Blancs are deeply rooted in belemnite chalk and average around 45 years of age. It is precisely this interplay of cool-climate origins, chalk and old vines that lends the wine its taut elegance and saline depth.
Grape variety & vinification
Pure Chardonnay. The base wine was fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks and underwent malolactic fermentation. Crucially, it originates from the Réserve perpétuelle, a solera started in 1982, from which 40 per cent was drawn off and replenished each year. The final top-up took place in 2016 – hence the name 82/16. Bottled in May 2018, disgorged in July 2022, with 0 grams dosage. Only 1,690 bottles.
Food recommendations
Ideal with oysters, ceviche, sole, fine poultry or Comté. It also shows its full class alongside roasted cauliflower or a simple lemon risotto.
Special features
This Champagne is a rare document: it comes entirely from the estate’s historic solera, which was later discontinued in favour of the conversion to organic viticulture. The result is a Blanc de Blancs of unusual depth, combining the freshness of Chouilly with the maturity of long-aged reserve wines – cool, silky, complex and possessed of great inner calm.
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