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Eric Rodez, Champagne Ambonnay Brut Empreinte Blanche, 2012

Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
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One year, one grape, one village, and nowhere to hide. Empreinte de Terroir is all Chardonnay from the 2012 harvest in Ambonnay, drawn from Grand Cru parcels including Le Moulin, Les Tourets and Les Beurys, where the vines averaged 30 years old. Rodez is a grower who worked at Krug and in Burgundy before taking over in 1984. He farms organically and biodynamically, and for this wine he fermented in small oak barrels and skipped malolactic fermentation, cold stabilisation and filtration. Dosage is just 2 g/l, so you're tasting Ambonnay and the year rather than sugar. It went into bottle in spring 2013, so it now has more than a decade of age, which makes it a rare chance to taste a mature grower Champagne from a top village. If you know Rodez through his blends, this is the same place without the makeup.

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More about Eric Rodez

The eighth generation of Champagne growers in Ambonnay, Eric Rodez trained at the legendary Krug house and brought that same precision to his family's biodynamic vineyard. His champagnes are proof that grower Champagne can stand with any house wine—elegant, mineral-driven, and entirely natural in their expression of the terroir.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    Champagne , 2012

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied

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Tasting Notes & Food Pairings

Perfect Pairings

Roast chicken with morel cream sauce; seared duck breast with cherries; wild mushroom risotto; aged Comté or Gruyère gougères; pan-roasted turbot with brown butter.

Tasting Profile

Expect the depth of Grand Cru Ambonnay Pinot Noir: red apple, red berries and brioche, with barrel fermentation adding nutty richness to a full, vinous body and fine mousse. Skipping malolactic keeps the acidity bright and taut, and the very low dosage gives a dry, chalky finish. With age, honeyed, savoury notes typically emerge.

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