Marie Lancelot 2019 - Champagne Lancelot Pienne

Buy the cuvée Marie Lancelot 2019 - Champagne Lancelot Pienne

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Vintage: 2019

Grape Variety: 100% Chardonnay Grand Cru

Terroir: Cramant, soils with outcropping chalk (selection of old vines over 50 years old)

Vinification & Aging: Plot-by-plot vinification in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks; malolactic fermentation and extended aging on the lees in chalk cellars

Dosage: Extra-Brut (1.75 g/L)

Format: 75 cl bottle | Alcohol: 12% vol.

Appearance: A luminous, crystalline golden hue, enlivened by a stream of fine, steady bubbles.

Nose: Precise, complex, and inviting. It opens with the freshness of white flowers and crisp white fruits (pear, green apple), enhanced by the rich maturity of the 2019 vintage, featuring notes of fresh buttery brioche, almond, and a profound hint of wet chalk.

TASTING

• The purity of the Cramant terroir is evident in the wine's limpid, brilliant colour. The outcropping chalk reveals itself through a diamond-like transparency and lends vivacity to the continuous fine bubbles.
• The diversity of Cramant's terroirs adds complexity to this great Blanc de Blancs. The minerality of the chalk is adorned with a hint of iodine, supporting the subtle aromas of candied lemon sprinkled with a hint of warm Viennese pastries. Delicate white flowers sublimate the final notes with a hint of almond.
• The voluptuousness of the terroirs imparts a silky, "wet chalk" sensation that gives this wine its fullness. The salinity inherent in the soils lifts the aromas with freshness and precision, leaving the well-balanced palate to reveal splendid bitterness that makes the feelings of this Champagne vibrate for long moments.

 The Marie Lancelot cuvée is, in all its simplicity, the translation of the Grand Cru terroirs of Cramant into a bottle where Gilles Lancelot, with his high definition as a winemaker, reveals their immense potential. This Champagne stands on its own, just let it open a few moments and it will become all the more charming. However, it is also a marvellous accompaniment to a festive aperitif with oysters and snails, or to splendid white fish whose semi-cooked flesh is skilfully seasoned with ginger, yuzu and grilled sesame.