Triologie KM-1 2022

Wine description for Triologie KM-1 2022 by Clandestin

Character

A Champagne made from pure Pinot Noir that speaks with the voice of the southern Champagne: cool, mineral, with a finely drawn structure and the slender elegance one would sooner expect in Meursault than in Reims. No dosage, no excess weight – Brut Nature in its most pared-back form, yet fine-bubbled and carried by a saline tension.

Terroir & Origin

The Côte des Bar, in the far south of Champagne, is geologically closer to Chablis than to the great houses of the north. Instead of young chalk, the vines here rest on Kimmeridgian marl and Portlandian limestone from the Jurassic period – soils rich in fossilised seashells that lend the wines their striking minerality and delicate salinity. Benoît Doussot, who learnt his craft under Jean-Philippe Fichet in Meursault and began working alongside Bertrand Gautherot (Vouette & Sorbée), sources his grapes exclusively from eleven growers who farm organically – some of whom he actively supported during their conversion.

Grape Variety & Vinification

Pinot Noir is the soul of the Côte des Bar – here it reveals itself as cool and precise rather than opulent. Doussot’s Burgundian schooling is reflected in the cellar: spontaneous fermentation, ageing in larger 500- to 600-litre casks that keep the base wines slender, along with maturation in wood and at least 15 months on the lees following the second fermentation in bottle. Vinification is carried out by gravity in the winery completed in Landreville in 2023 – gently, without pumps, without dosage.

Food Pairings

The mineral tautness and the undosed style call for refined, not overly heavy cuisine: oysters or grilled scallops, sashimi, accompanied by fresh goat’s cheese or a young Comté. It also makes a harmonious companion at the table alongside roasted poulet de Bresse with light sauces.