Bottler: Champagne Georges Laval, 16 ruelle du Carrefour, 51480 Cumieres / France
In the glass
Colour
Pale platinum with a fine mousse.
Nose
Crushed limestone and chalk, mint and verbena, as well as fresh, ripe citrus fruit with lime and grapefruit zest.
Palate
Pulsating energy and cool minerality on the palate, extremely dry, vinous and complex like a Burgundian Grand Cru.
Character
Punchy, energetic and taut, almost austere in its youth, with immense power and immense ageing potential.
Pairing
Lightly smoked trout in buttermilk and lemon broth, steamed char with citron lemons, and tagliatelle with mussels and sea urchin.
Notes
Single-vineyard Champagne from organic-biodynamic farming on pure chalk, gently pressed on a traditional Coquard vertical press and bottled entirely without dosage.
Tasting note
Colour & Appearance
Pale platinum with an exceptionally fine, persistent mousse.
Nose
A puristic, insistent bouquet of crushed limestone, chalk, fresh mint and lemon verbena. Joined by fresh and ripe citrus fruits as well as notes of grapefruit and lime zest. The aroma feels packed with energy, finesse and fascination.
Palate
On the palate, it reveals the infinite drive of a brand-new Blanc de Blancs. A pulsating minerality reminiscent of chalky soil dissolved in lemon juice meets a deep, vinous structure. Without any dosage, it presents itself bone dry, focused and with the complexity of a Burgundian Grand Cru.
Terroir & Origin
The Les Chênes parcel is situated in the Premier Cru village of Cumières on the southern slope above the Marne. Here, the Chardonnay vines take root in a thin layer of clay-silt directly atop pure chalk. The soil has been cultivated organically and biodynamically since 1971.
Grape Variety & Vinification
100% Chardonnay. Following gentle pressing in Champagne’s smallest vertical press, the base wine aged for eight months in used wooden casks, fermented with wild yeasts. After three years of lees ageing, disgorgement took place on 25 April 2023 completely without dosage (Brut Nature).
Food Pairing
Excellent with lightly smoked trout in buttermilk and lemon stock with chervil and warm yellow peppers, steamed char with citron and almonds in bay leaf milk or tagliatelle with wild fennel, clams, saffron and sea urchin.
Key Features
Extremely rare bottling: due to late frost and hail, merely 30 magnums were filled from the 2019 vintage. An uncompromising terroir Champagne with extreme ageing potential.
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