It was the favourite champagne of The General De Gaulle. Very elegant. Gets thin bubbles.
This is a blend of 75% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay, and 10% Pinot Meunier.
You can detect a good aromatic richness, you will feel some crunchy and mature fruits, spicy at the end. It is very fresh.
Grape: Pinot Noir 80% Chardonnay 15% Meunier 5%
Soil: Limestone soil Jurassic Kimmeridgian limestone and chalk
Press calibrated at low pressure
Only first pressing (the “Cuvée”)
Vinification: Gravity
Natural settling
Malolactic fermentation
Non-filtered and not discoloured
5% of the wines matured in oak casks
Reserve wines 40%
Very little sulphur
Dosage : 6.5 g/l