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Pierre Gimonnet Special Club Cramant Grand Cru 2017

Pierre Gimonnet Special Club Cramant Grand Cru 2017

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Size | 750mL

100% Chardonnay

 

Winemaker Notes

100% Chardonnay From Cramant Grand Cru (40% Buissons, 23% Champ du Prévôt, 21% Hautes Bauves, 16% Terroir); Chalk Yes malo Fermented and aged in stainless steel Aged 60+ months on the lees Dosage: 4.5g/L

Details

Wine Type
Sparkling
Producer
Pierre Gimonnet & Fils
Country
France
Region
Champagne
Appellation
Champagne
Farming
Sustainable

Professional Ratings

96 James Suckling
95 Wine Advocate
95 Vinous
94 Jeb Dunnuck

The 2016 Champagne Grand Cru Special Club Cramant Brut displays a slightly more direct nature in the glass, with more bright green apple fruit coming forward, followed by notes of light reduction, lime zest, and a lightly savory element of lime leaf as well. It™s more powerful and austere on the palate, with driving intensity, a peppery mousse, and a clean, mouthwatering saltiness on the finish. I

About the Producer

Region: Côte des Blancs Premier Cru Sites: Cuis, Mareuil-sur Aÿ, and Vertus Grand Cru Sites: Cramant, Chouilly, Oger, and Aÿ Total Vineyard Holdings: 29.4 hectares Annual Production: 20,000 cases Vines: 99% Chardonnay, 1% Pinot Noir Didier Gimonnet directs this superb estate, located in the Premier Cru of Cuis. With 29.4 hectares of holdings in Grand and Premier Cru villages, predominantly in the Côte des Blancs, Didier’s family has been growing grapes in Champagne since 1750. It was Pierre Gimonnet, Didier’s grandfather, who started bottling estate Champagnes in 1935.

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$170.00
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