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Year: 2008
Veuve Clicquot
Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin La Grande Dame 2008 Rosé
Vintage
2008
Reims
Club Price $565.25 (?)
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Only 6 available!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis was first launched in 1972 for Veuve Clicquot's bicentennial, the rare and remarkable La Grande Dame champagne is a tribute to Madame Clicquot a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003end it has never been more brilliant than the 2008 vintage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Grande Dame Rosé 2008 offers a beautiful pink gold with light copper hues. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is full-bodied and smooth, then becomes refined with fresh aromas. The Pinot noir's generosity is amplified after extended ageing in the Veuve Clicquot cellars. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe palate is delicate and smooth which is in full harmony with the nose. The fruit just sings and presents an intensity laden with bramble fruit - think cherry, strawberry, blackberry and blackcurrant. In addition, waves of citrus notes like blood orange and pink grapefruit rise with a spicy twist mixed with black tea and \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSpanish\u003c\/span\u003e leather, keeping everything \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eintoxicating and just damn right incredible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- The blend for La Grande Dame Rosé 2008 features 92% Pinot Noir from Veuve Clicquot's historical Grands Crus in Aÿ, Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzy and Verzenay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 8% Chardonnay is from the House's Grand Cru in Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVeuve Clicquot Ponsardin La Grande Dame Rosé 2008 features 14% Pinot Noir red wine from the\u003cstrong\u003e Clos Colin\u003c\/strong\u003e in Bouzy, one of the most historical plots in the Veuve Clicquot vineyard. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Drink now right through to 2032\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArguably, the most recognisable Champagne brand in the world. The yellow adorned on their labels – looks orange, but is in fact the colour of the great Madame Clicquots’ favourite duck’s yolk. Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin (Veuve Clicquot) took over the business in 1805, creating the first vintage champagne in 1810, inventing the first riddling table process in 1816 and making the first rose d'assemblage in 1818. These major breakthroughs as well as her entrepreneurship spirit makes her one of the greatest businesswomen of her century. During the Napoleonic Wars, she played a vital role in establishing her champagne as a favoured drink of high society and nobility, selling her champagne to Imperial Russia. 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Only 6 available!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis was first launched in 1972 for Veuve Clicquot's bicentennial, the rare and remarkable La Grande Dame champagne is a tribute to Madame Clicquot a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003end it has never been more brilliant than the 2008 vintage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLa Grande Dame Rosé 2008 offers a beautiful pink gold with light copper hues. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is full-bodied and smooth, then becomes refined with fresh aromas. The Pinot noir's generosity is amplified after extended ageing in the Veuve Clicquot cellars. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe palate is delicate and smooth which is in full harmony with the nose. The fruit just sings and presents an intensity laden with bramble fruit - think cherry, strawberry, blackberry and blackcurrant. In addition, waves of citrus notes like blood orange and pink grapefruit rise with a spicy twist mixed with black tea and \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSpanish\u003c\/span\u003e leather, keeping everything \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eintoxicating and just damn right incredible.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e- The blend for La Grande Dame Rosé 2008 features 92% Pinot Noir from Veuve Clicquot's historical Grands Crus in Aÿ, Ambonnay, Bouzy, Verzy and Verzenay. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe 8% Chardonnay is from the House's Grand Cru in Le-Mesnil-sur-Oger.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eVeuve Clicquot Ponsardin La Grande Dame Rosé 2008 features 14% Pinot Noir red wine from the\u003cstrong\u003e Clos Colin\u003c\/strong\u003e in Bouzy, one of the most historical plots in the Veuve Clicquot vineyard. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Drink now right through to 2032\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eArguably, the most recognisable Champagne brand in the world. The yellow adorned on their labels – looks orange, but is in fact the colour of the great Madame Clicquots’ favourite duck’s yolk. Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin (Veuve Clicquot) took over the business in 1805, creating the first vintage champagne in 1810, inventing the first riddling table process in 1816 and making the first rose d'assemblage in 1818. These major breakthroughs as well as her entrepreneurship spirit makes her one of the greatest businesswomen of her century. During the Napoleonic Wars, she played a vital role in establishing her champagne as a favoured drink of high society and nobility, selling her champagne to Imperial Russia. The company was purchased in 1986 by Louis-Vuitton and continues to expand worldwide, as one of the top-selling champagnes in the world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood Suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSquab or Seared Pigeon with cherry reduction, herbed potatoes and crunchy green beans to pick up some of the herbal edges in the wine. Please decant half of this wine, let it breathe for an hour or two and then blend back in to the bottle. You will get so much more from introducing a little oxygen to the party.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Jacquesson
Jacquesson Dizy Corne Bautray Récolte '08 Magnum 1.5L
Vintage
2008
Dizy
Club Price $902.50 (?)
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Just 3 available!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Iconic house whose original founder Adolphe Jacquesson created the first Muselet or cage over the cork, to stop them escaping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Run by the Chiquet family today and they carve out some of the finest examples of champagne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most profound chardonnays of the Vallée de la Marne, and the most surprising of all. To this day, Jean-Hervé Chiquet has no idea why his father planted chardonnay in Dizy in 1960, nor even from where he obtained it, as there was no chardonnay in the village at the time. No one believed good chardonnay could be grown here, and it was discovered only by the Chiquet's when a 1995 vin clair stood out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven today, Jean-Hervé still describes it as ‘chardonnay from the wrong place that should not be this good!’ And he still has no idea why. The profound mineral impression of this wine is inexplicable, from a site with chalk no less than 2.5 metres under the surface (very much deeper than in neighbouring Aÿ or any of the great crus of the Côte des Blancs), in a village unrecognised for chardonnay of structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver half a century, these old vines have tapped so deep into the terroir that the voice of the soil speaks above the tones of the fruit and the expression of the barrels. Its violent, deep, frothing, salty minerality is a revelation, infusing the palate with immense texture, drawn out with incredible persistence by the high-tensile acid cut of 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLifted, primary lemon tang leaps from the glass with freshness impossible for a decade of age, a shard of purity that remains transfixed with profound line and length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor all of its tension and crunch, the ripeness of the house delivers wonderful presence of almost ripe white nectarine, white peach and layers of spice. Nine years on lees has united every detail in seamless texture, playing out an intense background track to its mineral solo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt least the equal of the soaring 2002, 2008 represents the greatest Corne Bautray yet, a stunning blanc de blancs with an effortless 20-year future before it. It singly takes Dizy to all new (dizzying) heights. Tyson Stelzer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- 100% chardonnay; south-west-facing single-vineyard Dizy of 1 hectare on the boundary with Aÿ, planted in 1960 on millstone-grit gravel over clayey marl and Campanian chalk; vinified and aged in oak casks on lees; zero dosage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 5,488 bottles and \u003cstrong\u003e304 magnums\u003c\/strong\u003e produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Bottled on 20 May 2009. Disgorged in April 2018. No dosage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacquesson are possibly one of the most exciting houses in Champagne right now. Run by the Chiquet family since purchasing the property in 1978, brothers Jean-Herve and Laurent are at the helm and creating a different form of magic in their region of Dizy. Have you ever considered yourself a bit of a 'rebel' or a non-conformist at heart? Are you a perfectionist with ridiculous attention to detail? If so, you will comfortably align with the philosophy and beliefs of the Chiquet brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost, in fact all champagne houses create a non-vintage blend which aims at having a consistent ‘house-style’ year in year out, blending across multiple vintages and reserves to make the wine homogenous even if the year brings in extraordinary fruit. To the brothers Chiquet, they couldn’t quite accept a dumbing down of the wine to suit a style so instead, they decided to work with the best of that given year and change from making their ‘NV’ given the code ‘Cuvée No. 740 (base year: 2012)’ instead. The result is a wine that changes every year and reflects the best of their combined efforts and the offerings of Mother Nature. Cuvée No. 740 accounts for 90% of their production, which sits at 280,000 bottles. Although not organic, they are very hands-on in the vineyard and more non-interventionist in the winery which means, lower sulphur, low sugar addition (extra brut) across the range and no filtration which upholds both body and aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend top quality Caviar such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gourmetlife.com.au\/collections\/caviar\/products\/black-river-siberian-caviar-imperial-100gr\" title=\"Black River Russian Caviar Josh Rea Gourmet life\"\u003eBlack River Russian Caviar\u003c\/a\u003e from Siberia and lots of it.\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2021-07-30T11:39:37+10:00","created_at":"2021-07-29T16:53:56+10:00","vendor":"Jacquesson","type":"Vintage","tags":["Blanc de blancs","chardonnay-dominant","Extra Brut","gift guide","Grower","Marne Valley","New Arrival","Rare Collection","Rare Collections","Region: Dizy","spo-default","spo-disabled","Taste: Chardonnay Dominant","Taste: Citrus","Taste: Fresh","Taste: Mineral","Taste: Organic","Taste: Wet Stone","Varieties: Chardonnay","Year: 2008"],"price":95000,"price_min":95000,"price_max":95000,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":39472467738733,"title":"Single","option1":"Single","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"JACQUESSON-DIZY-08-MAG","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":{"id":28281955844205,"product_id":6612616970349,"position":3,"created_at":"2021-07-29T16:54:26+10:00","updated_at":"2021-07-29T16:55:05+10:00","alt":"Jacquesson-Extra-Brut-Dizy-Corne-Bautray-Recolte-2008-Box-Emperor-Champagne","width":540,"height":1080,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1922\/1617\/products\/Jacquesson-Extra-Brut-Dizy-Corne-Bautray-Recolte-2008-Box-Emperor-Champagne.jpg?v=1627541705","variant_ids":[39472467738733]},"available":true,"name":"Jacquesson Dizy Corne Bautray Récolte '08 Magnum 1.5L - 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Just 3 available!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Iconic house whose original founder Adolphe Jacquesson created the first Muselet or cage over the cork, to stop them escaping\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Run by the Chiquet family today and they carve out some of the finest examples of champagne\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of the most profound chardonnays of the Vallée de la Marne, and the most surprising of all. To this day, Jean-Hervé Chiquet has no idea why his father planted chardonnay in Dizy in 1960, nor even from where he obtained it, as there was no chardonnay in the village at the time. No one believed good chardonnay could be grown here, and it was discovered only by the Chiquet's when a 1995 vin clair stood out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven today, Jean-Hervé still describes it as ‘chardonnay from the wrong place that should not be this good!’ And he still has no idea why. The profound mineral impression of this wine is inexplicable, from a site with chalk no less than 2.5 metres under the surface (very much deeper than in neighbouring Aÿ or any of the great crus of the Côte des Blancs), in a village unrecognised for chardonnay of structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOver half a century, these old vines have tapped so deep into the terroir that the voice of the soil speaks above the tones of the fruit and the expression of the barrels. Its violent, deep, frothing, salty minerality is a revelation, infusing the palate with immense texture, drawn out with incredible persistence by the high-tensile acid cut of 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLifted, primary lemon tang leaps from the glass with freshness impossible for a decade of age, a shard of purity that remains transfixed with profound line and length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor all of its tension and crunch, the ripeness of the house delivers wonderful presence of almost ripe white nectarine, white peach and layers of spice. Nine years on lees has united every detail in seamless texture, playing out an intense background track to its mineral solo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt least the equal of the soaring 2002, 2008 represents the greatest Corne Bautray yet, a stunning blanc de blancs with an effortless 20-year future before it. It singly takes Dizy to all new (dizzying) heights. Tyson Stelzer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e- 100% chardonnay; south-west-facing single-vineyard Dizy of 1 hectare on the boundary with Aÿ, planted in 1960 on millstone-grit gravel over clayey marl and Campanian chalk; vinified and aged in oak casks on lees; zero dosage\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- 5,488 bottles and \u003cstrong\u003e304 magnums\u003c\/strong\u003e produced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Bottled on 20 May 2009. Disgorged in April 2018. No dosage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacquesson are possibly one of the most exciting houses in Champagne right now. Run by the Chiquet family since purchasing the property in 1978, brothers Jean-Herve and Laurent are at the helm and creating a different form of magic in their region of Dizy. Have you ever considered yourself a bit of a 'rebel' or a non-conformist at heart? Are you a perfectionist with ridiculous attention to detail? If so, you will comfortably align with the philosophy and beliefs of the Chiquet brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost, in fact all champagne houses create a non-vintage blend which aims at having a consistent ‘house-style’ year in year out, blending across multiple vintages and reserves to make the wine homogenous even if the year brings in extraordinary fruit. To the brothers Chiquet, they couldn’t quite accept a dumbing down of the wine to suit a style so instead, they decided to work with the best of that given year and change from making their ‘NV’ given the code ‘Cuvée No. 740 (base year: 2012)’ instead. The result is a wine that changes every year and reflects the best of their combined efforts and the offerings of Mother Nature. Cuvée No. 740 accounts for 90% of their production, which sits at 280,000 bottles. Although not organic, they are very hands-on in the vineyard and more non-interventionist in the winery which means, lower sulphur, low sugar addition (extra brut) across the range and no filtration which upholds both body and aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe recommend top quality Caviar such as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gourmetlife.com.au\/collections\/caviar\/products\/black-river-siberian-caviar-imperial-100gr\" title=\"Black River Russian Caviar Josh Rea Gourmet life\"\u003eBlack River Russian Caviar\u003c\/a\u003e from Siberia and lots of it.\u003c\/p\u003e"}
Jacquesson
Jacquesson Avize Champ Cain 2008 Magnum 1.5L
Vintage
2008
Avize
Club Price $902.50 (?)
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The frothing, energetic interplay between chalk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eminerality and high-tensile acid line is captivating, amplified by subtle barrel texture and long lees age that gently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emassage the cut of Avize. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNine years on lees has laid down great complexity of roast nuts and spice, without for a moment interrupting its pristine acid drive and exceptional persistence. Its tightly clenched core is a little unsettled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby the phenolic grip, subtle toastiness and dusty notes of cork oak, the first vintage to be matured under cork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e100% chardonnay; due-south-facing single vineyard of 1.3 hectares at the bottom of the slope of Avize, planted in 1962 on surface chalk; vinified and matured in oak casks on lees; 2.5g\/L dosage; 8296 bottles and \u003cstrong\u003e402 Magnums \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Bottled May 2009 and disgorged April 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Aged under cork for 9 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacquesson are possibly one of the most exciting houses in Champagne right now. Run by the Chiquet family since purchasing the property in 1978, brothers Jean-Herve and Laurent are at the helm and creating a different form of magic in their region of Dizy. Have you ever considered yourself a bit of a 'rebel' or a non-conformist at heart? Are you a perfectionist with ridiculous attention to detail? If so, you will comfortably align with the philosophy and beliefs of the Chiquet brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost, in fact all champagne houses create a non-vintage blend which aims at having a consistent ‘house-style’ year in year out, blending across multiple vintages and reserves to make the wine homogenous even if the year brings in extraordinary fruit. To the brothers Chiquet, they couldn’t quite accept a dumbing down of the wine to suit a style so instead, they decided to work with the best of that given year and change from making their ‘NV’ given the code ‘Cuvée No. 740 (base year: 2012)’ instead. The result is a wine that changes every year and reflects the best of their combined efforts and the offerings of Mother Nature. Cuvée No. 740 accounts for 90% of their production, which sits at 280,000 bottles. 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The frothing, energetic interplay between chalk \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eminerality and high-tensile acid line is captivating, amplified by subtle barrel texture and long lees age that gently \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emassage the cut of Avize. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNine years on lees has laid down great complexity of roast nuts and spice, without for a moment interrupting its pristine acid drive and exceptional persistence. Its tightly clenched core is a little unsettled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eby the phenolic grip, subtle toastiness and dusty notes of cork oak, the first vintage to be matured under cork.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e100% chardonnay; due-south-facing single vineyard of 1.3 hectares at the bottom of the slope of Avize, planted in 1962 on surface chalk; vinified and matured in oak casks on lees; 2.5g\/L dosage; 8296 bottles and \u003cstrong\u003e402 Magnums \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Bottled May 2009 and disgorged April 2018\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e- Aged under cork for 9 years\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJacquesson are possibly one of the most exciting houses in Champagne right now. Run by the Chiquet family since purchasing the property in 1978, brothers Jean-Herve and Laurent are at the helm and creating a different form of magic in their region of Dizy. Have you ever considered yourself a bit of a 'rebel' or a non-conformist at heart? Are you a perfectionist with ridiculous attention to detail? If so, you will comfortably align with the philosophy and beliefs of the Chiquet brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost, in fact all champagne houses create a non-vintage blend which aims at having a consistent ‘house-style’ year in year out, blending across multiple vintages and reserves to make the wine homogenous even if the year brings in extraordinary fruit. To the brothers Chiquet, they couldn’t quite accept a dumbing down of the wine to suit a style so instead, they decided to work with the best of that given year and change from making their ‘NV’ given the code ‘Cuvée No. 740 (base year: 2012)’ instead. The result is a wine that changes every year and reflects the best of their combined efforts and the offerings of Mother Nature. Cuvée No. 740 accounts for 90% of their production, which sits at 280,000 bottles. Although not organic, they are very hands-on in the vineyard and more non-interventionist in the winery which means, lower sulphur, low sugar addition (extra brut) across the range and no filtration which upholds both body and aromatics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e For this we suggest a a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gourmetlife.com.au\/collections\/caviar\/products\/darya-caviar-imperial-beluga?variant=31482366820440\" title=\"Darya Imperial Beluga Caviar Josh Rea - Gourmet life\"\u003eDarya Imperial Beluga Caviar\u003c\/a\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e"}
Pascal Doquet
Pascal Doquet 'Le Mont Aíme' Coeur de Terroir '08
Blanc de Blancs
2008
Club Price $147.25 (?)
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As of the 2008 harvest, the grapes were vinified and aged entirely in oak barrels, which adds a softness on the palate and a rich aromatic profile. Le Mont Aimé displays notes of dried fruits, citrus and a spicy-earthy complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe palate is rich and structured, with ripe-fruit on the middle part of the palate (aka mid-palate). I love the long winding finish that unravels every last corner of time and it’s terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Organically certified, with 9+ years on lees. Bottled March 2015 and disgorged December 3rd 2020, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewith no dosage. Vinified in oak barrels with indigenous yeasts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe vintage-dated Le Mont Aimé is a sleek, racy wine, marked by the cool climate of the site: “Le Mont Aimé is always late in ripening,” says Doquet, “a week behind Vertus even though it faces fully south.” This displays the flinty character of the terroir even more intensely than the Premiers Crus non-vintage wine does, and it’s vinified in tank to preserve its sense of vitality and expression. Doquet bottled it for the first time in the 2000 vintage, holding it on its lees for about seven years, and that lees-aging gives it a wonderful texture and depth, seemingly amplifying the minerality even more—one wonders, for example, what Larmandier-Bernier's Terre de Vertus would be like if it had the equivalent amount of time on the lees.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Peter Liem \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the House\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePascal has been making wines for his parents brand since 1993 and over the years he decided to establish his own brand in 2004 - Pascal Doquet. Pascal is dedicated to his vineyards - his viticultural methods are 100% organic and he uses late ripening like Egly Ouriet, Benoît Lahaye and Rémi Leroy to achieve full maturity in his fruit. He doesn't harvest less than 10.5 degrees of potential alcohol, very high for champagne – so there is never any need for chaptalisation or addition of sugar. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe winemaking is natural and non-interventionist with only native yeasts used for the primary ferment and bottling takes place with no filtration or fining. He does use malolactic fermentation and then the wine remains on lees for around five months, with one third of the production being aged in old oak barrels before the secondary ferment in bottle. These truly are incredibly intense and vivid expressions of champagne. 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Without the pure chalk of the crus to its north, its minerality is softer. Mont Aimé is an elegant terroir, maturing 8–9 days later than Vertus - Tyson Stelzer.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLe Mont Aimé is the second wine made by Pascal Doquet using 100% chardonnay from a single plot. As of the 2008 harvest, the grapes were vinified and aged entirely in oak barrels, which adds a softness on the palate and a rich aromatic profile. Le Mont Aimé displays notes of dried fruits, citrus and a spicy-earthy complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe palate is rich and structured, with ripe-fruit on the middle part of the palate (aka mid-palate). I love the long winding finish that unravels every last corner of time and it’s terroir.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTechnical details:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e Organically certified, with 9+ years on lees. Bottled March 2015 and disgorged December 3rd 2020, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ewith no dosage. Vinified in oak barrels with indigenous yeasts.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e\"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe vintage-dated Le Mont Aimé is a sleek, racy wine, marked by the cool climate of the site: “Le Mont Aimé is always late in ripening,” says Doquet, “a week behind Vertus even though it faces fully south.” This displays the flinty character of the terroir even more intensely than the Premiers Crus non-vintage wine does, and it’s vinified in tank to preserve its sense of vitality and expression. Doquet bottled it for the first time in the 2000 vintage, holding it on its lees for about seven years, and that lees-aging gives it a wonderful texture and depth, seemingly amplifying the minerality even more—one wonders, for example, what Larmandier-Bernier's Terre de Vertus would be like if it had the equivalent amount of time on the lees.\"\u003c\/em\u003e Peter Liem \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the House\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePascal has been making wines for his parents brand since 1993 and over the years he decided to establish his own brand in 2004 - Pascal Doquet. Pascal is dedicated to his vineyards - his viticultural methods are 100% organic and he uses late ripening like Egly Ouriet, Benoît Lahaye and Rémi Leroy to achieve full maturity in his fruit. He doesn't harvest less than 10.5 degrees of potential alcohol, very high for champagne – so there is never any need for chaptalisation or addition of sugar. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe winemaking is natural and non-interventionist with only native yeasts used for the primary ferment and bottling takes place with no filtration or fining. He does use malolactic fermentation and then the wine remains on lees for around five months, with one third of the production being aged in old oak barrels before the secondary ferment in bottle. These truly are incredibly intense and vivid expressions of champagne. He has a wide range of wines and many are site specific, with each cuvée expressing its own distinctive character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood Suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan mce-data-marked=\"1\"\u003e...\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}