Famille Delouvin Les Chaillets 2020 Brut Nature Champagne, 0.75 litre bottle

Geoffrey Delouvin - Les Chaillets

€72,00 EUR

Single-parcel Meunier with texture, fine bubbles and a mineral finish

Focused

Textured

Mineral

Dry

Concentrated single-parcel Meunier with red-berry fruit, fine bubbles and a mineral finish.

Nose: Red berries, nuts and delicate yeast notes.
Palate: Generous fruit and a finely textured mousse, with savoury lees character and a fresh mineral thread.
Finish: Long and mineral, combining fruit concentration with finesse.
Serve: Chilled, not ice-cold. Too cold and the mousse stays tight and the perfume shuts down; a few degrees warmer and the wine opens up.

Old vines and a single south-facing parcel give this Champagne its concentrated, textured character.

A single 0.27-hectare parcel high on a south-facing slope in Vandières, in the Vallée de la Marne.

Vines: Pinot Meunier planted in 1974 using a massal selection by Geoffrey’s grandfather, Pierre.
Soils: Clay, white marl and sandstone.
Farming: Work in the vineyard aims to limit yields and concentrate the fruit, producing small, loose bunches.
Cellar: Ripe grapes ferment with indigenous yeasts in used barrels, followed by nine months on the lees. Bottle fermentation and 36 months on the lees precede disgorgement.
Additions: Brut Nature, without dosage.