ADN DE MEUNIER #EXTRA BRUT
Composition : 100% Meunier
Added sugar : Between 2 and 5 g/l
Grapes harvested : 2018/2019 (50% of each year)
Date of disgorgement : following the lunar calendar
Contents : 75 cl and 150 cl
“Harmonious and very elegant white flowers nose. Round and silky in the mouth. Good mineral grip and freshness. Ends with a lingering finish, with touch of elegant bitterness.”
TERROIR
Vineyard : located in Festigny and Le Breuil.
Soil : a silty, clay limestone – Terroir Marne Valley.
Orientation : south/south west
Vines : average age of the plots is 47 years.
Our working methods are « alternative » , but without any certification. We follow the lunar calendar. (Learn more).
HARVEST
Manually harvested with careful monitorig and control of grape maturity. We use two pneumatic presses, 2 000 and 4 000 kgs capacity.
VINIFICATION
Divided into plots. Stainless steel or enamelled steel tanks. No malolactic fermentation. Each terroir is vinified and kept separately 5 months on lees before blending ; and 12 additional months on fine lees for reserve wines. Bottled in 2020.
Average ageing in bottle : 36 months. Disgorgement : date is indicated on the label.