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Year: 2009
Egly Ouriet
Egly-Ouriet Brut Grand Cru Millesime '09
Prestige
2009
Ambonnay
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Dehours & Fils
Dehours & Fils Maisoncelle 'Lieu-Dit'
Blanc de Noirs Extra Brut
2009
Mareuil-le-Port
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Club Price $109.25 (?)
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Dehours & Fils
Dehours et Fils La Croix Joly 'Lieu-Dit'
Blanc de Meunier Extra Brut
2009
Mareuil-le-Port
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The fruit shows autumn apple, stone fruit and spice.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIf you love pinot-dominant champagne (ie; Bollinger, Veuve Clicquot, Gosset and Henri Giraud) then you'll enjoy this style. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLieu-Dit translates as 'said-location' and in the instance of wine, it refers to a single-parcel of vines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the house\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe are excited to introduce this all-new producer to Australia. The Dehours’ Estate makes wines from the family vineyards, following methods of production that respect biodiversity and maximise\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e terroir expression. An example would be, working the soil and allowing grass to grow between the vines. The wines are aged on lees and clarified by natural settling without filtration or fining. Producer Jerome Dehours is a member of the 'Les Artisans du Champagne', which brings together high quality, mostly single estate champagne producers for an annual tasting. Dehours is one of Champagne’s most exciting estates making stylish and expertly crafted wines with a careful approach and excellent quality. We believe there is real creativity and attention to detail in his winemaking for him to develop the complexity from the blending of solera methods with the combined drive to show what Pinot Meunier and single vineyards in the Marne Valley can produce. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFood suggestion\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing so bold, powerful and richly texture, this would be at home with some Duck confit or in winter, some Cassoulet with beans and sausages.\u003c\/p\u003e"}