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Antoine Chevalier, Champagne Le Jardin le Meunier Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature, 2022

Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
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Fans of Chevalier's Carkonnia will know this one: it's the same south-facing hillside of Chardonnay, planted in 1973, now named after the vineyard itself, Le Jardin le Meunier. Carkonnia was the old Gallic name for Vitry-en-Perthois, so the old label pointed to the village and the new one points to the plot. Antoine Chevalier is the only person making wine in Vitry-en-Perthois. The village sits in the Coteaux Vitryats, about 450 hectares of hillsides between the Marne and the Aube that most Champagne drinkers have never heard of. The vines here are massale selections (cuttings taken from older vines rather than nursery clones), with white chalk breaking the surface at the top of the slope and greyer, clayey chalk at the bottom. Antoine is the first in his family to bottle his own wine. His grandfather Guy helped found the local cooperative that sold grapes to the big houses. Everything Antoine makes is single-vineyard, single-vintage Chardonnay, fermented with natural yeasts in a mix of barrels, tanks and ceramic globes, and bottled without fining or filtration. This 2022 is Brut Nature, the driest style there is: grower Champagne for the dinner table rather than the toast.

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More about Antoine Chevalier

Antoine Chevalier farms 2.5 hectares of Chardonnay out of roughly 60 planted in the tiny village of Vitry-en-Perthois, where he is the only vinifier, on Turonian-era chalk. His grandfather Guy planted vines here in 1925 and helped found the local co-op. In 2014, after working in other regions, Antoine returned with his partner Aurore to bottle these terroirs himself, beginning organic conversion in 2017. Natural fermentations run in barrels, tanks and ceramic globes, with long lees ageing and little or no dosage.

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    Champagne , 2022

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Sustainable

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

Flatiron's Take

From the Importer

What Polaner Selections has to say about this wine:

Varietals
Chardonnay
Varietal Notes
100% Chardonnay
Vineyard
Single vineyard “Jardin le Meunier” in the commune of Vitry-en-Perthois; massale selection vines planted in the 1970s.
Orientation
South-facing
Soil
Clay-limestone soils of the Upper Turonian and Middle Turonian (respectively, we have white chalk outcrops and a more grayish, clayey chalk at the bottom).
Viticulture
Farmed holistically without the use of any herbicides, pesticides or synthetic products.
Vinification
Indigenous yeast fermentation in a combination of sandstone globes and 228L barrels.
Aging
Aging sur lies in sandstone globes and 228L barrels.

Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Raw oysters or clams on the half shell; sole meunière; warm gougères with aged Comté; scallop crudo with citrus and sea salt; simple roast chicken with its pan juices.

Tasting Profile

Expect the bone-dry, chalk-driven profile of a zero-dosage Blanc de Blancs: lemon, green apple and white flowers, with a brioche edge from long lees ageing and a little extra texture from partial barrel fermentation. Fine bubbles and bright, racy acidity lead to a saline, mineral finish. Think of it as a sparkling Chablis built for the dinner table.

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