Made exclusively from the Grand Cru villages of Verzenay, Verzy and Mailly, it reveals all the power and elegance of Pinot Noir in its purest form. An exceptional cuvée, reflecting the 2018 vintage.
The Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru 2018 is a wine of character, both grounded and bold.
Made entirely from Pinot Noir, it pays homage to three emblematic terroirs of the Montagne de Reims: Verzenay (70%), Verzy (20%) and Mailly-Champagne (10%).
These villages, all classified as Grand Cru, have long been renowned for their ability to produce deep, taut, and structured wines. But it is today, in the context of a changing climate, that they are fully revealing their potential.
Verzenay at the heart of this vintage
imposes its verticality, its saline tension and its chalky depth.
Verzy and Mailly soften this power with their mineral freshness, their natural elegance, and a subtle floral note.
The whole makes for a dense yet luminous wine, where each terroir expresses itself with finesse in a chiseled construction. An expression without artifice, faithful to our vision of Champagne Pinot Noir, structured by a measured dosage (4g/L) and prolonged aging of more than 6 years on lees.
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This 2018 Blanc de Noirs Grand Cru lends itself to pairings that highlight its vinous structure, saline length, and aromatic expression of ripe red fruits. Three types of pairings reveal its personality:
A plant-based, earthy, and textured offering. Its slightly vegetal, noble flavor, depth, and smoothness on the palate naturally complement ingredients rooted in the earth.
Try it with roasted eggplant with herbs and white miso, or a millefeuille of forest mushrooms and reduced jus: plant-based dishes that are both dense and elegant, revealing its chalky texture and freshness.
A salty but full-bodied alliance.
Far from the classic white fish pairings, this Blanc de Noirs flourishes with richer and more flavorful preparations.
Roast turbot, emulsified with shellfish stock, or monkfish cooked in beurre blanc, are wonderful: the salinity of the champagne interacts with the depth of the sauce, and its structure responds to the chewiness of the fish.
On a cooked pressed cheese, slightly fruity like a farmhouse Abondance or a young Comté, the vintage reveals another face.
The hint of morello cherry and candied raspberry highlights the milky notes of the cheese, and lengthens the tasting with softness and precision.
2018 will be remembered in Champagne as a sunny, generous, and perfectly balanced year. After a rainy winter and a mild spring, the summer was long, hot, and not excessive—an almost perfect alignment for the vines.
In the Montagne de Reims, the Pinot Noir Grands Crus reacted particularly well to these conditions.
Climate: Hot summers but without prolonged heatwaves. Alternating sunny days and cool nights = ideal acid/sugar balance. Very few diseases, serene and healthy harvests
Harvest
Grapes harvested at full maturity
Thick skins, ripe tannins, colored juices
First juices already expressive, with lots of fruit and great purity
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