NV Champs Viole Lieu Dit Blanc de Blanc Extra Brut
Pierre Gerbais, Côte des Bar, Champagne, France
A historic site chosen by the monks for its place in the heart of the hillside and its southern exposure.
- Champ Viole: south-facing mid-slope by the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Mores, chosen by the Cistercian monks.
- Chardonnay on Kimmeridgian marl, from a perpetual reserve begun in 2011.
- 36 months on lees, Extra Brut at 3 g/l, no fining or filtering.
- Grape
- 100% Chardonnay
- Lieu-dit
- Champ Viole, Celles-sur-Ource
- Soil
- Kimmeridgian marl and limestone
- Farming
- Ampelos since 1996, HVE
- Reserve
- Perpetual reserve from 2011
- Bottle ageing
- 36 months
- Dosage
- Extra Brut, 3 g/l
Winemaking
Picked by hand and vinified exclusively in tank. Light settling, natural alcoholic fermentation and malolactic fermentation, then ten months on lees. No fining or filtering. Thirty-six months in bottle, disgorged six months before release.
Critics
- The Wine Advocate: 93 points
Distributed in Australia by Principal Wine.