Lacourte-Godbillon Mi-Pentes Premier Cru

2025-04-16T11:02:41+10:00

Vendor: Lacourte-Godbillon
Type: Brut
Price: 149.95

What to expect

Concentrated, intense nose of yellow fruits, sweet spice. Precise structure and meaty substance of Pinot d’Ecueil. Vibrant, high pitched and persistant texture. Accomplished modern champagne, wholly expressive of Ecueil.

Technical details

Ecueil has diverse sub-soils from the Sandy plots over deep chalk to 'sparnacian clay' and shallow chalk at the bottom of the hillsides. 'Mi-Pentes' means mid-pont which comes from the Mid-slope of their plots. The average age is 40 years, ploughing under the vines and grass between the rows.100% Pinot Noir. Harvest 2016, with 32% reserve wines from 2015-2013. Minimum of 28 months on lees and 6 months after disgorgement. 48% in thermo-regulated stainless steel tanks, 52% in oak barrels (228l), No malo-lactic fermentation.

About the house

The story of this house began in 1947 when after the second world war, Geraldine's parents decided to focus on viticulture and making the best champagne that they could. The first vintage was made in 1968 at a mere 1,000 cases which were quickly sold. It wasn't until 2006 that Geraldine and her husband Richard came into the family business from their high-flying city jobs to take the reins and turn it into the modern house it today.

Lacourte-Godbillon are considered purists and are a true 'grower-producer' (récoltant manipulant) with control of all levels of growing and production. They farm 8 hectares of Pinot Noir (85%) and Chardonnay (15%) in the premier cru village of Ecueil on the Montagne de Reims. These are vinous wines of nerve and tension with an invigorating streak of minerality. A new generation producer with deep historical roots, this house is not complacent on selling the name of Champagne alone; quality, ambition and flair are key at this address.

Food suggestion

On our travels to champagne we came across seared scallops with butter and herbs. That seems like just the right sort of dish to work with this wine. Add in a little risotto rice, porcini mushroom and olive oil to set off some of those tangy, mineral tones.