COMPLANTÉS
The companion planting of different grape varieties, the oldest form of viticulture, promotes harmony and strengthens the immune defences of the vines. This project, developed by Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy in 2004 after a trip to Alsace, aims to preserve the identity of a family terroir by using practices such as multi-varietal, multi-vintage and zero dosage.
VINES & TERROIR
Age : Around 20 years
Village : Cumières 1er Cru – Secondary geological era, Cretaceous, Campanian
Location : « Les Houtrants » planted with five Champagne grape varieties – Southern exposure
Soil : The sandy clay soil on chalk, which is not chalky on the surface, creates a special situation. The roots develop in the non-calcareous suolo, while the deep roots reach the chalk, giving the wine a unique mouthfeel.
Altitude : 128 m – 20 % gradient
Village : Cumières 1er Cru – Secondary geological era, Cretaceous, Campanian
Location : « Les Houtrants » planted with five Champagne grape varieties – Southern exposure
Soil : The sandy clay soil on chalk, which is not chalky on the surface, creates a special situation. The roots develop in the non-calcareous suolo, while the deep roots reach the chalk, giving the wine a unique mouthfeel.
Altitude : 128 m – 20 % gradient
CHARACTERISTICS
Blend : Pinot noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay, Arbanne Petit Meslier
Multi-vintage : 25% 2016 vintage, 75% perpetual reserve from the plot kept in magnums since 2008.
Dosage : 0 g/L Brut Nature
Presentation : Bottle, Magnum – Very limited production
« The diversity of each makes the richness of all » Jules Beaucarne
Multi-vintage : 25% 2016 vintage, 75% perpetual reserve from the plot kept in magnums since 2008.
Dosage : 0 g/L Brut Nature
Presentation : Bottle, Magnum – Very limited production
« The diversity of each makes the richness of all » Jules Beaucarne
VINIFICATION & AGEING :
The grapes are hand-picked at optimum ripeness and sorted. Traditional Coquard press. Exclusive selection of ‘Tête de Cuvée’ juices. Gravity vinification by individual plot. Fermentation with yeasts indigenous to the plot. Aged on lees in enamelled steel vats. Secondary fermentation under cork. 84 months cellaring on laths. The wines are neither filtered nor fined.
TASTING :
On t h e nose, a delicate, airy fragrance of white flowers and citrus fruit. Childhood aromas of bitter almond, vanilla biscuit, and a hearth fire come to the surface. The palate is precise, refined and energetic. The absence of dosage means that this cuvée retains a very fine purity on the finish and, above all, a long, lingering minerality of bitter almonds.
PAIRING :
In order to appreciate all the mineral richness of this plot, we recommend you to sample this Champagne as an aperitif, when the taste buds are alert.
PRESS REVIEWS
2020 – Guide RVF : 92/100
Décembre 2020 – Vinum – Allemagne : 19/20
2019 – James Suckling.com : 92/100
2019 – Guide RVF : 16/20
2019 – Guide Bettane et Desseauve : 16.5/20
2019 – Guide Gault Millau : 16/20
Décembre 2016 – Magazine le Point – 18/20
