Les Meuniers De Clémence Extra Brut

Lelarge-Pugeot

This beautifully balanced wine is among the most unique Champagnes I've had the pleasure of tasting. This is 100% Meunier grown very seriously, without any less attention than the family's Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. This wine draws a crowd, demonstrating why Meunier deserves equal billing. On the nose, a surprising layer of white ground pepper with a hint of chamomile dances atop a basket of juicy peach and fresh cut orange notes. On the palate, a tension between dry, structured spicy angularity and an intense fruitiness, even after all these years rest. There are notes of ripe apricot, umeboshi, burnt sugar, and almond paste. A crisp minerality perched tall inside a creamy mousse. Outstanding.

Country:  France

Region:  Vrigny, Montagne de Reims

Appellation:  Champagne Vrigny 1er Cru AOC

Climate:  Continental climate with Oceanic influence.

Altitude:  80-120m

Soils:  Sand and clay-limestone over chalk bedrock

Varietal/Blend:  100% Pinot Meunier

Fermentation:  First fermentation for six months in stainless steel with indigenous yeast.

Ageing:  Bottled in April 2015 for secondary fermentation, ageing 6 years on the lees in bottle. Disgorged March 2021. 2 g/L dosage. Only 13ppm SO2.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Harvested in 2014. Estate vineyards in Vrigny 1er cru. Vines over 40 years old.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  871190

About the Producer

Dominique Lelarge & Dominique Pugeot


Vrigny, Montagne de Reims, Champagne

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Les Meuniers De Clémence Extra Brut
Lelarge-Pugeot

Country:  France

Region:  Vrigny, Montagne de Reims

Appellation:  Champagne Vrigny 1er Cru AOC

This beautifully balanced wine is among the most unique Champagnes I've had the pleasure of tasting. This is 100% Meunier grown very seriously, without any less attention than the family's Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. This wine draws a crowd, demonstrating why Meunier deserves equal billing. On the nose, a surprising layer of white ground pepper with a hint of chamomile dances atop a basket of juicy peach and fresh cut orange notes. On the palate, a tension between dry, structured spicy angularity and an intense fruitiness, even after all these years rest. There are notes of ripe apricot, umeboshi, burnt sugar, and almond paste. A crisp minerality perched tall inside a creamy mousse. Outstanding.

TECHNICAL INFO

Climate:  Continental climate with Oceanic influence.

Altitude:  80-120m

Soils:  Sand and clay-limestone over chalk bedrock

Varietal/Blend:  100% Pinot Meunier

Fermentation:  First fermentation for six months in stainless steel with indigenous yeast.

Ageing:  Bottled in April 2015 for secondary fermentation, ageing 6 years on the lees in bottle. Disgorged March 2021. 2 g/L dosage. Only 13ppm SO2.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Harvested in 2014. Estate vineyards in Vrigny 1er cru. Vines over 40 years old.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  871190

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

Les Meuniers De Clémence Extra Brut
Lelarge-Pugeot
This beautifully balanced wine is among the most unique Champagnes I've had the pleasure of tasting. This is 100% Meunier grown very seriously, without any less attention than the family's Pinot Noir or Chardonnay. This wine draws a crowd, demonstrating why Meunier deserves equal billing. On the nose, a surprising layer of white ground pepper with a hint of chamomile dances atop a basket of juicy peach and fresh cut orange notes. On the palate, a tension between dry, structured spicy angularity and an intense fruitiness, even after all these years rest. There are notes of ripe apricot, umeboshi, burnt sugar, and almond paste. A crisp minerality perched tall inside a creamy mousse. Outstanding.

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Vrigny, Montagne de Reims

Appellation:  Champagne Vrigny 1er Cru AOC

Climate:  Continental climate with Oceanic influence.

Altitude:  80-120m

Soils:  Sand and clay-limestone over chalk bedrock

Varietal/Blend:  100% Pinot Meunier

Fermentation:  First fermentation for six months in stainless steel with indigenous yeast.

Ageing:  Bottled in April 2015 for secondary fermentation, ageing 6 years on the lees in bottle. Disgorged March 2021. 2 g/L dosage. Only 13ppm SO2.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Harvested in 2014. Estate vineyards in Vrigny 1er cru. Vines over 40 years old.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  871190

Calgary + Alberta South

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403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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