Pierre Gimonnet Special Club Grands Terroirs de Chardonnay 2015

This cuvée is the result of a very careful job at all stages of elaboration. The blending, made exclusively with Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs, is a delicate blend from old vineyards over 40 years old, the oldest were planted in 1911 and 1913.

The Special Club is mainly composed of the hearts of each terroir, of Cramant Grand Cru, completed by
Chouilly and a touch of Cuis 1er Cru to bring freshness, signature of Pierre Gimonnet& Fils style.
This cuvée, displays the very best of our terroirs, is distinguished by a very silky texture, finesse and
elegance worthy of the greatest.

Seared scallops with olive oil and shaved truffle

100% Chardonnay originating from Grand Cru and 1er Cru plots. Grapes harvested manually, split pressing. Cold fermented (to preserve freshness and aroma), full malolactic fermentation, aged 4 years on lees and then 3 months post-disgorgement. Dosage: 5 g/l dosage.

The difference between a good wine and an exceptional wine is only a question of very, very small details, but we must focus on every detail all of the time,’ declares Didier Gimonnet, who oversees his family’s glorious estate with his brother, Olivier. The champagnes of Pierre Gimonnet & Fils are intricately assembled by masterful hands exclusively from enviably positioned and painstakingly tended old vines. Every cuvée sings its aspiration of ‘precision, purity and minerality’, each speaking articulately of its place in the northern Côte des Blancs through expressive, chalky minerality, without one molecule of detail out of place. With high-strung tension, crystalline structure and rapier-sharp precision, these are blanc de blancs champagnes charged with an energy that will sustain them long indeed. They represent some of the best-value apéritif champagnes of all.