After a stage with Antoine Selosse, Alexandre Chartogne returned to the family estate and turned it upside down. He spent years experimenting and tinkering with every aspect of Champagne making from vine management to vessels. He's landed back where he says his ancestors started: in the vineyards, growing perfect fruit and aging in neutral oak.
What importer Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine...
Cépage: 90% Chardonnay 10% Pinot MeunierVillage/vyd: Saint Thierry | Les Grands Champs | Sand over ChalkMalo: PartialÉlevage: Used barriques, and concrete eggs; wild yeastsSur latte: 36 monthsDégorgement: January 2021
Details
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Vintage
2016
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Organic
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Sweetness
Dry
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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!
