Bottler: Champagne Tarlant, 51480 Oeuilly / Epernay / France
In the glass
Colour
Pale golden yellow with a fine, clear mousse.
Nose
Cool stony and smoky accents (petrichor), green and yellow citrus fruits, framed by chamomile, hemp and apple skins.
Palate
Ripe fruit on the palate meets a gripping texture, a palpable structure and a creamy, citrus-mineral finish.
Character
Taut, puristic and of impressive texture – shaped by the absence of dosage and extended lees ageing.
Pairing
An excellent match for herb-crusted sea bass with Venus clams, sole in fig leaves or pheasant with chard confit.
Notes
Spontaneously fermented and aged in Georgian amphorae, unfiltered, without malolactic fermentation and bottled as Brut Nature with absolutely no added sugar.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Pale golden yellow with a clear, fine mousse.
Nose
Initially dominated by a pronounced cool minerality reminiscent of wet stone and petrichor. With a little oxygen, nuanced notes of green and yellow citrus fruits, herbs, chamomile and subtle smoky accents emerge, underpinned by hints of hemp as well as apple and orange peel.
Palate
On the palate, the charming, ripe fruit of Pinot Meunier meets the taut, citrussy structure of Chardonnay. The texture displays excellent grip, gripping tension and a masterful, unadorned linearity.
Finish
The finish lingers long, marked by a creamy-citrus note and an uncompromising mineral freshness.
Terroir & origin
Sourced from the steep single vineyard site “Notre Dame” in Celles-les-Condé in the Marne Valley. The south-facing vines grow on a slope with a 20% gradient on limestone- and clay-rich soils of the Paris Basin (Calcaires du Lutétien).
Grape variety & vinification
Cuvée of 50% each Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier from vines planted in 1987. Spontaneously fermented in terracotta amphorae and aged on the fine lees for 10 months. Bottled without malolactic fermentation, filtration or fining, and disgorged in July 2021 after five years of lees ageing with no dosage (0 g/L).
Food pairings
Excellent with herb-crusted sea bass fillet with clams and citrus fruits, elegant sole in fig leaves with fresh figs or hearty pheasant with chard confit and toasted bread.
Special features
An absolute rarity of just 900 bottles: vinification in Georgian amphorae lends this zero-dosage grower Champagne an incomparable tactile texture and unvarnished clarity.
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