Item Number: 2943 UPC: 0805109800021

Country: France
Region: Champagne Sub Region: Aube
Appellation/AVA: Champagne AOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Grape(s): 100% Pinot Noir
Type: Wine - Sparkling
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12
Viticulture: Practicing Organic
Soil Type: Kimmeridgian
Tasting Notes: Clear with a pale yellow color. The fine, rapid bubbles form a regular and persistent ring. Intense to the nose, one detects the aromas of brioche with hints of wine. To the tongue, this wine is fatty and first taste, and is nuanced with subtle notes of apple and pear. One discerns the delicate bubbles with a slightly bitter finish.

Winemaking Notes: Vinified and aged in 228-liter barrels made of Burgundian oak from Puligny-Montrachet. Effectively, only the wood regulates the communication between the wine and the atmospheric oxygen, which favors the natural maturation of the champagnes and bestows them with their complexity. The barrels are a minimum of 5 years old, conferring neither tannin nor the flavor of wood to the wine.

Terroir: La Maison Dosnon & Lepage is located in Avirey-Lingey, in the heart of a unique terroir called Côte des Bar. Found in the southern part of the Champagne region, the vineyards are situated on rolling hills of hard limestone soils like Chablis. This terroir inspires particularly rich aromas and flavors in the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which acquire an exceptional finesse and fruitiness as they age.