Vieille Réserve Grand Cru
Vieille Réserve Grand Cru
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Champagne Bouquin Dupont
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Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru, Vieille Réserve Grand Cru, Cuvée Vieille Vigne Soléra
Winemaker's notes
Your package will arrive at your doorstep within4 - 16 days
Champagne Bouquin Dupont will receive and pack your order (1 - 4 days)
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Product details
About the wine and its characterCountry:
France
Region/Subregion:
Champagne/Côte des Blancs
Classification:
AOC
Certification:
-
Grape:
Chardonnay (100%)
Vintage year:
-
Color:
Intense straw yellow color with a shimmering, golden hue.
Aroma:
Enticing notes of candied fruits, honey, and spices.
Taste:
On the palate, the wine envelops you with the texture derived from autolysis, while its mineral and chalky backbone unfolds gracefully, providing a long and satisfying finish.
Alcohol content:
12%
Sugar content:
1.6 g/l
Acidity:
-
pH-value:
-
Sweetness:
Dry
Contains sulphite:
Yes
Volume:
750 ml
Closure:
Natural cork
Bottle:
Glass
Best Served:
8 - 10 °C
Food pairing:
Aperitif, Cheese - mature and hard, Fish - lean, Fish - fat, Party drink, Shellfish - flavored, Shellfish - natural
Ageing potential:
0 - 15 years
Food pairings by the winemaker
- Aperitif
- Cheese - mature and hard
- Fish - lean
- Fish - fat
- Party drink
- Shellfish - flavored
- Shellfish - natural
Vinification, winemaker's own words
Soils:
Chalk
Terroir:
The Côte des Blancs is a renowned Champagne region celebrated for its chalky soils and cool climate, which are ideal for cultivating Chardonnay grapes. This terroir imparts a distinct minerality, crisp acidity, and elegant finesse to the wines, often with delicate floral and citrus notes that define the pure expression of blanc de blancs Champagne.
Harvest:
Picked by hand
Fermentation:
-
Storage:
-
Winemaker:
Dominique Bouquin
Terroir: Grand Cru, Champagne Varietal: 100% Chardonnay Harvest Years: ⅓ from 2012, 2013, and 2014 Tirage: April 2016 Disgorgement: January 2022 Dosage: Extra-Brut: 1.6 g/L Aging: 6 years on lees Quantity Produced: 1,500 bottles - No Malolactic Fermentation -
About Champagne Bouquin Dupont
Information provided directly by the winery.
Information
The Bouquin Dupont Fils estate is located in the prestigious terroirs of Avize, Cramant, and Mesnil sur Oger, Grand Cru of the Côte des Blancs in Champagne since 1942. Our 1.70-hectare vineyard is meticulously cultivated to offer exceptional cuvées that reveal the full potential of our unique terroir. We take pride in producing high-quality champagnes renowned for their finesse, elegance, and fruity aroma, which captivate connoisseurs of great vintages worldwide. At Bouquin Dupont Fils, we apply our expertise and passion passed down from generation to generation in pursuit of excellence, to introduce you to the best of Champagne.