Vintage

The Vintage Blanc de Blancs ("Champagne Millésimé") is made from grapes from a single year, but only when the quality of the year is good enough.

Appellation: Champagne

Varieties used: 100% Chardonnay, Blanc de Blancs

Terroir:

Cuis (60%), Chouilly, Epernay
and young vines from Cramant.

Vinification: Fermentation in thermostatically controlled vats.

Dosage: 6-8 g/l

Serving temperature: 9°C in summer, 10-11°C in winter

Tasting notes

Wines & Spirits - winter 2008: Top 100 Wineries of the Year
The 2002 is impressive now for its purity and balance but promises to develop more complexity and depth with further aging.

Richard Juhlin - Champagne Guide 2008:
Vintage 1985: 93 /100 - Vintage 1996: 92 /100
Vintage 1990: 95 /100 - Vintage 1997: 88 /100
Vintage 1995: 91 /100 - Vintage 2002: 90 /100

2012 Gault Millau Wine Guide:
18 /20 (vintage 2005), 18 /20 (2004), 18 /20 (1999)
Freshness, finesse, volume and elegance. Very persistent finish.

La Revue du Vin de France 2012 Guide: 16 /20 (vintage 2005)

Jacques Dupont - Le Point 12/2007 : 17½-18 / 20 (vint. 1999)
Many aromas on the palate, long, pure and mineral.

Wines & Spirits - december 2007 :
Vintage 1997: 96 /100 - Vintage 2002 : 94 /100

Vinum - december 2001: 17 /20 (vintage 1996)
A very fine wine which should age magnificently well.

Stephen Tanzer International Wine Cellar: 93 /100 (1976)
Sweet, rich, ripe and nutty, but kept lively and firm by vibrant acidity. (12/2004 tasting)

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Vintage