Accord Majeur - Champagne Lancelot Pienne

Accord Majeur - Champagne Lancelot Pienne

93/100 Parker

Cellaring : 2021 - 2033

By William Kelley on September 23, 2021: "Offering expressive aromas of waxy citrus, pear and nectarine, complemented by notes of freshly baked bread and warm biscuits, it is fleshy and enveloping, its generous core of fruit girded by lively acids and enlivened by a pillowy mousse. With its chalky finish, this wine drinks brilliantly from the start, but should also age gracefully."

Characteristics

This champagne is a blend of Pinot Meunier (70%), Chardonnay (20%) and Pinot Noir (10%), dominated by the generous character of the 2014 harvest. 

Origin: vines selected on the southern slopes of Epernay 

Soil : clay and limestone

Age of the vines: average 50 years

Vinification : thermoregulated stainless steel vats

Alcoholic fermentation carried out at a stabilised temperature of 18-20°C

MLF controlled and carried out at 100%.

Blending of this 2013 base wine (80%) with a perpetual reserve of 20% (made up of the characteristics of the last 15 years)

Bottled in May 2015

This cuvée has been resting in our cellars for 5 years. This time of latency offers a well matured champagne. Ageing in cellars on laths

Disgorged at least 6 to 9 months before tasting

Its dosage of 5 g/l magnifies the aromas of the grape varieties and of ageing, the result of the precision work that gives it birth.