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Pierre Gimonnet Cuvee Cuis 1er Cru NV
Pierre Gimonnet Cuvee Cuis 1er Cru NV

Pierre Gimonnet Cuvee Cuis 1er Cru NV

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Size | 750mL

Winemaker Notes

Firm and well-knit, this lacy version offers a subtle mix of Dijon pear, smoke, fleur de sel, fresh ginger and slivered almond notes. The wine is soft and rounded although unmistakably from Chardonnay in the chalky Côte des Blancs. Crisp apples have a light creaminess as well as lively acidity.

Details

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

Professional Ratings

93 Wine Spectator

There's a subtle succulence to this graceful Champagne, framing flavors of peach skin, ripe pear, Marcona almond and orchard blossoms. The fine, detailed mousse is raw silk†like in texture. Finishes with minerally fleur de sel and oyster shell notes. Disgorged December 2023. Drink now through 2029. ‡A.N.

92 Wine Enthusiast

This Champagne comes from a top producer in the Côte des Blancs, based in the premier cru village of Cuis. This bottling shows maturity and fine bottle age. Its spice aroma and softened palate is ripe and full. Drink now. " Roger Voss

92 James Suckling

A toasty style with slightly nutty, singed-bread aromas plus very intense white flowers reminiscent of linden trees. Light-bodied with crisp acidity, medium-sized bubbles and a leaner finish that™s elegant and floral. Drink now.

91 Decanter

The entry-level bottling from the estate™s home village of Cuis is always Didier Gimonnet™s priority, despite the house having holdings throughout the Côte des Blancs. The village™s cool, north-facing aspect comes across in the wine™s crispy-fresh, delicate build, bright with lemon macaron and pear juice, but the unusual addition of 27% reserve wine aged in magnums adds a touch of creamy almond de

90 Vinous

The NV (2022) Brut Blanc de Blancs Cuis 1er Cru is a terrific introduction to this range. Creamy and ample in the glass, the 1er Cru offers a striking mix of Cuis energy, vintage-2022 richness and the complexity of the reserve wines that round out the blend. Green apple, pear, white flowers, chalk and mint build nicely into the intensely saline, reverberating finish. This release is based on 2022,

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.

Pierre Gimonnet Cuvee Cuis 1er...

$70.00
$70.00
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