2017 Champagne R. Pouillon Les Chataigniers Extra Brut

Phenomenal single-site Champagne made from 100% Pinot Meunier.

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Sale price$250.00
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Description

This cuveé showcases Pinot Meunier in all its glory.

A single variety from a single plot of vines grown in a singular season, this is the very definition of terroir-driven Champagne. It's a tight and tense wine, focused and precise. When people talk about 'vinous' versions of Champagne, this is what they are talking about.

The bead is incredibly fine, the texture and drive is outstanding, this is an incredible sparkling wine that will develop even greater complexity over the coming years.

95 Points - "Pouillon wines are pretty singular Champagne and really in my wheelhouse. GW said ‘you like them and you’d say Jura by way of Champagne’, and he’s not far off in that regard. Very much nutty, savoury styles. Shades of Selosse and his coterie of apprentices. Well, it’s all pinot meunier here so hello Jerome Prevost…

Fantastic wine, vinous to the max with nutty, fino sherry-like characters a strong force in the wine. Bubbles are vigorous and crisp, the weight over medium bodied with plenty of yeast-derived patisserie and specifically almond croissant here. Lemon juice under it, crunch of green apple. Lots going on, and the wine lifts on its salty-chalky pucker to finish. An excellent expression." - Mike Bennie (The Wine Front)

“This is our counterculture-wine! Using meunier hasn’t been a family tradition. But I’ve been carried away by this variety and gotten to know it. My challenge has been the following: meunier is everything except easy to use, so all the more reason to elaborate a great wine from it.

Oak casks ranging from new through to 10 years old/ indigenous yeasts/stirring.

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Sparkling
Body Full Bodied
Variety Pinot Meunier
Country France
Region Champagne
Feature High Score
Reviewed By The Wine Front
Critic Score 95
Size 750ml

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