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Pierre Gerbais, Champagne Champ Viole Chardonnay Extra Brut [2011-2021], NV

Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
by Pierre Gerbais
$114.99
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Pierre Gerbais's single-parcel Blanc de Blancs from Celles-sur-Ource in the Aube, where Aurelien Gerbais farms a Kimmeridgian-rich, Chablis-like terroir. Champ Viole sits beside the Abbaye Notre-Dame de Mores on a south-facing midslope of shallow Kimmeridgian soil, one of the first hillsides the Cistercians planted here, which tells you what they thought of it. The Chardonnay is vinified in stainless steel, blended with the estate's perpetual reserve started in 2011, aged thirty-six months on the lees and finished at 3 g/L, extra brut. That solera-style reserve gives the wine real depth and savory complexity, while the parcel's limestone keeps the nerve electric. This is grower Champagne at its most pinpointed: precise, fleshy, mineral, and exactly the kind of bottle that put the Cote des Bar on the modern map.

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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." —Anne Krebiehl, MW

Robert Parker

93 points

"Based on the 2020 vintage and complemented with 50% reserve wines from a perpetual reserve spanning 2011–2019, Gerbais’s NV Extra-Brut Champ Viole is sourced from a south-facing mid-slope parcel of 50-year-old Chardonnay vines. The bouquet reveals aromas of pear, brioche, lime and white flowers, mingling with grapefruit zest. Medium- to full-bodied and fleshy, it carries a rich, enveloping core of fruit enlivened by vibrant acidity, concluding with a long, enveloping finish. Disgorged in October 2024 with two grams per liter dosage, the depth of reserves tempers the youthful character of the 2020 base vintage." —Kristaps Karklins

More about Pierre Gerbais

Fourth-generation domaine in the Aube champagne region, now run by Pascal and his son Aurélien. Organic vineyards, minimal intervention, and a real sense of terroir. Their 'Grains de Celles' is one of those entry-level Champagnes that punches above its price and makes you remember why Champagne matters.

Wine Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay

  • Vintage

    NV

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Organic

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Medium Bodied

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Perfect Pairings

Oysters with lemon and mignonette, scallop crudo with olive oil and sea salt, sushi and sashimi, bubbling Comte fondue, roast chicken with herbs, fish and chips, or a proper Caesar salad with anchovies.

Tasting Profile

Dry and finely cut, with pear, white flowers, lemon curd, brioche and nutmeg from long lees aging. Medium-bodied with a fleshy core, pillowy mousse, and a long chalky finish.

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