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Region: Champagne
Grapes: Chardonnay
First Glance: Fresh, Taught, Mineral, Elegant
The Wine:
100% chardonnay, half Oger and Vertus, half Villers-Marmery, Trépail, Vaudemange, Montgueux; 25% reserve wines averaging 5 years or age; fermented in stainless steel vats, cru by cru; 10g/L dosage; technological cork; 60,000 bottles.
Aromas of mature chardonnay can be recognised initially: white peach, candied citrus with notes of lime, honeysuckle and fresh hazelnut, giving way to subtle hints of tangerine and lemon.
On the palate it is fresh and taut, marking this typically Charles generosity: the attack is pure and forthright, not aggressive but almost unconventionally suave for a blanc de blancs. So often characterised as being sharp rather than creamy. The harmonious finish offers surprising minerality and salinity.
