CUMIÈRES PREMIER CRU
Champagne Expression is the true reflection of vines planted on the right bank of the Grande Vallée de la Marne. It is the first cuvee of the House. It is systematically made from a blend of grapes and vintages. It is our memory wine, passed down from generation to generation.
To Colombine
VINES & TERROIR
Age : Over 30 years
Village : Cumières Premier Cru
Soil : Clay-limestone, sandy, marly
Village : Cumières Premier Cru
Soil : Clay-limestone, sandy, marly
CHARACTERISTICS
Blend : 40% Pinot Noir, 35% Meunier, 25% Chardonnay
Vintage : 50% Vintage 2020.
Each year we take 50% of our perpetual reserve started in the 1970’s.
Dosage : 3,5 g/L Extra Brut
Presentation : Bottle, Magnum, Jeroboam
Vintage : 50% Vintage 2020.
Each year we take 50% of our perpetual reserve started in the 1970’s.
Dosage : 3,5 g/L Extra Brut
Presentation : Bottle, Magnum, Jeroboam
VINIFICATION & AGEING :
Grapes picked by hand at optimum ripeness and sorted. Traditional Coquard press. Gravity vinification by individual plot. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts in enamelled steel vats. Aged on lees. Reserve wine aged in oak tuns and concrete vats. 36 months in cellars on laths. The wines are neither filtered nor fined.
TASTING :
Ripe and fragrant on the nose, its expressive bouquet releases lovely aromas of stewed apples, enhanced by hints of vanilla. On the palate, the attack is full of finesse and fruit, with a superb freshness on the finish.
PAIRING :
Keep this Champagne Expression for aperitifs or with starters like seafood pastries or braised veal sweetbreads
PRESS REVIEWS
2019 – James.Suckling.com : 91/100
2019 – RVF Guide: 14/20
2018 – Gault Millau Guide : 16/20
2018 – RVF Guide : 14.5/20
2018 – Gault Millau Guide: 15/20
2018/2019 –Tyson Stelzer Guide – Australia: 92/100
2016 – Bettane & Desseauve : 15/20
Burghound – USA : 92/100
Wine Advocate – USA : 89/100
Wine Spectator – USA : 90/100
Stephen Tanzer’s – USA : 91/100
