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2002 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Champagne Vieilles Vignes de Chardonnay
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Champagne
MILLESIME DE COLLECTION 2002
Vieilles vignes – Old Vines of Chardonnay
"To make something out of beautiful origins, it is natural, but to do this and more, it is always harder to attain ". It demands an almost fussy intransigence of all the elaboration levels. Nevertheless, the philosophy of this great cuvée is that it must express the quintessence Pierre Gimonnet & Fils style, and it does exactly that.
vinification
- Grapes harvested manually and split pressing
- Light chaptalisation of the base of this wine of its Cuvée (superior natural degree to 10°5)
- Temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation (18 - 21° C) - Malolactic Fermentation carried out - Elevated 6 to 8 months (3 soutirages) - Cold stabilization (-4°) - Light filtration on clay before assembly
- bottled at the domain in April 2003 - Ageing in bottle, 60 months minimum. - Light dosage (sugar 5gr/l; the "average" traditionally for a cuvée is of 10-12gr/l)
Production 2.824 magnums
Press review
18/20 – Cuisine & Vins de France (nov 2008)
« Cramant, Chouilly, Cuis... autant de noms qui résonnent comme des gages d’élégance et de finesse. Ce vignoble aux nobles origines donne sa finesse au champagne Pierre Gimonnet. Le 2002 met en scène le génie du Chardonnay. Très équilibré et subtil, il n’en est qu’aux prémices de sa longue vie »
Assemblage de la Cuvée « MILLESIME DE COLLECTION 2002 »
100 % Chardonnay unique of the Le Côte des Blancs, vines more than 35 years old of Premiers et Grands Crus.
- 54 % Cramant Grand Cru (unique old vines of more than 40 years old : Buissons, Fond du Bateau, Gros Monts, Briquettes, la Croix...). About 20 % from the best vines planted in 1911 and 1913
- 31 % Chouilly Grand Cru ( 21% Mont Aigu planté en 1951. 9 % Ronds Buissons, 1% Chalet)
- 15 % Cuis Premier Cru (Croix-Blanche...)
This Cuvée is placed very widely in the value of the soil of Cramant Grand Cru and Chouilly Grand Cru, 2002 vintage being an exceptional year for the old vines and the great terroirs..Certainly the best since 1990 ...
MILLESIME DE COLLECTION 2002
Vieilles vignes – Old Vines of Chardonnay
"To make something out of beautiful origins, it is natural, but to do this and more, it is always harder to attain ". It demands an almost fussy intransigence of all the elaboration levels. Nevertheless, the philosophy of this great cuvée is that it must express the quintessence Pierre Gimonnet & Fils style, and it does exactly that.
vinification
- Grapes harvested manually and split pressing
- Light chaptalisation of the base of this wine of its Cuvée (superior natural degree to 10°5)
- Temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation (18 - 21° C) - Malolactic Fermentation carried out - Elevated 6 to 8 months (3 soutirages) - Cold stabilization (-4°) - Light filtration on clay before assembly
- bottled at the domain in April 2003 - Ageing in bottle, 60 months minimum. - Light dosage (sugar 5gr/l; the "average" traditionally for a cuvée is of 10-12gr/l)
Production 2.824 magnums
Press review
18/20 – Cuisine & Vins de France (nov 2008)
« Cramant, Chouilly, Cuis... autant de noms qui résonnent comme des gages d’élégance et de finesse. Ce vignoble aux nobles origines donne sa finesse au champagne Pierre Gimonnet. Le 2002 met en scène le génie du Chardonnay. Très équilibré et subtil, il n’en est qu’aux prémices de sa longue vie »
Assemblage de la Cuvée « MILLESIME DE COLLECTION 2002 »
100 % Chardonnay unique of the Le Côte des Blancs, vines more than 35 years old of Premiers et Grands Crus.
- 54 % Cramant Grand Cru (unique old vines of more than 40 years old : Buissons, Fond du Bateau, Gros Monts, Briquettes, la Croix...). About 20 % from the best vines planted in 1911 and 1913
- 31 % Chouilly Grand Cru ( 21% Mont Aigu planté en 1951. 9 % Ronds Buissons, 1% Chalet)
- 15 % Cuis Premier Cru (Croix-Blanche...)
This Cuvée is placed very widely in the value of the soil of Cramant Grand Cru and Chouilly Grand Cru, 2002 vintage being an exceptional year for the old vines and the great terroirs..Certainly the best since 1990 ...