Doyard, Champagne Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 1er Cru Clos de L'Abbaye [Gift Box], 2018

Name: Doyard, Champagne Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 1er Cru Clos de L'Abbaye [Gift Box], 2018
Brand: Doyard
SKU: NYC-MSK-`FR-KDY-31-18`-100324-6
Price: 169.99 USD
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Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France

by Doyard

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The Doyard family has roots in Champagne dating back to the 17th century and starting gaining recognition in the 70's for creating precise, mineral-etched champagnes. The domaine farms 10 ha of vineyards in Vertus and the Grand Cru villages of Le Mesnil, Cramant, Oger, Avize and Ay. The viticultural philosophy employed by the domaine is a ‘non-dogmatic’ approach to biodynamic farming with absolutely no herbicides or pesticides used. Most of the vineyards are worked by horse and yields are kept intentionally kept low, adding to the focused intensity that defines the house style.

In the cellar, all of the wines undergo very long lees aging—a minimum of 48 months, lending a vinous quality to the wines that have become the envy of Vertus. Every single decision made in the vineyard and cellar are geared toward making the most expressive, terroir focused Champagne possible.

Professional Reviews

Robert Parker

RP 95

"Offering up aromas of crisp stone fruits, pear, buttered toast, musky peach and smoke, the 2018 Extra-Brut Premier Cru Clos de l'Abbaye was disgorged this year with two grams per liter dosage. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and precise, with a nicely concentrated core of fruit, racy acids and a long, chalky finish, the 2018 is quite a fine-boned, elegant rendition of this bottling. As readers will remember, this cuvée derives from a walled 0.4-hectare plot of 60-year-old cordon-pruned vines (including some "muscaté" selections of Chardonnay) just behind the winery in Vertus, and only the first and second "serres" of the press are used."

What importer Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine...

Practicing biodynamic
100% Chardonnay
100% Vertus 1er Cru
Clos de l’Abbaye is a 0.50 ha true clos worked biodynamically just behind the Doyard estate.
Planted in 1956
Clay and limestone terroir
No malo
Fermented and aged in older Burgundy barrels (228L)
Aged 48 months on the lees
Dosage: 2g/L

Details

Grape Variety

Chardonnay
Vintage

Champagne , 2018
Size

750ml
Farming Practice

Biodynamic
Sweetness

Dry
Body

Medium Bodied

Champagne

Champagne boasts some of the world’s greatest luxury brands with Krug, Cristal and, of course, Dom Perignon. But it’s also home to hundreds of small dynamic producers—farmers who grow their own grapes (often organically) and make (often with natural methods) tiny amounts of pure and absolutely delicious wine that reflect the individual personalities of their villages and terroirs. Toast with these wines, for sure. But also treat them like the great wines they are: taste, drink, explore!

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