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Pierre Gerbais, Champagne Extra Brut Champs Viole (Chardonnay) [2020], NV (1.5L)

Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
by Pierre Gerbais
$269.99
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Kimmeridgian limestone—the same fossil-rich marl that defines Chablis—underlies this single-vineyard Blanc de Blancs from Champagne’s southernmost frontier. The Champs Viole parcel, originally selected by monks for its prime south-facing hillside position, is planted to Chardonnay vines over fifty years old. Fourth-generation vigneron Aurélien Gerbais converted to organic farming in the early 1990s after a health crisis from pesticide exposure, earning certification by 1996—decades ahead of the trend. Trained in Beaune rather than Reims, his Burgundian sensibility shows in every bottle. This cuvée blends the 2020 base with a perpetual reserve dating back to 2011, ages 36 months on lees, and receives just 3 g/L dosage. In magnum, the wine’s fresh acidity and fossil-driven minerality gain even greater complexity and longevity.

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Antonio Galloni

92 points

"The NV Extra Brut Champ Viole is a pure Chardonnay from a single-south-facing parcel in Celles-sur-Ource from a perpetual reserve containing the years 2011-2019, bottled in 2020. Summer blossom, jasmine and lemon make for a fragrant, bright nose. The palate is light, pervaded by the finest mousse. Everything is bright, juicy, vivid, animated, lively, slender, agile and mobile. There is a deep sense of fruit and so much resonance and depth. This is an unusual Blanc de Blancs from the Côte des Bar with an extra and beguiling dimension." —Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

93 points

"From a south-facing parcel that was once the cemetery of the monks who planted the first vineyards in Celles-sur-Ource, the NV Extra-Brut Champ Viole is drawn from a perpetual reserve spanning the 2011-2018 vintages that's been matured in tank. Delivering complex aromas of pear, sweet orchard fruit, white flowers, buttery pastry and nutmeg, it's medium to full-bodied, fleshy and seamless, with a deep core of fruit, racy acids and a pillowy mousse." —William Kelley

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Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    1.5L

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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