Gremillet Champagne Brut Vintage Belgium

Gremillet Champagne Brut Vintage BelgiumApproachable yet very proper vintage Champagne and perfectly expressing the very particular character of Pinot Noir from the Aube. Fine persistent 'bulles', lovely nose a mix of ripe Pinot fruit and classic baked biscuit, the palate has Gremillet's charactersitic gentle, ripe fruit, some nice complexity balanced with a long fresh finish. Approachable yet very proper vintage Champagne and perfectly expressing the very particular character of Pinot Noir

pressed whole bunch and settled before inoculation and racking into barrel

The grapes are macerated and fermented on skins

Wallace is an ancestral name of Colin's wife

but care is also taken to preserve the violet scent which can make Malbec oh so pretty

The resulting juice was lightly settled and racked to French oak barriques (20% new)

but the estate in its current form was founded by Giovanni Allegrini

it is a pleasant thirst-quencher

the vintage began ‘business as usual’

The vineyard is worked rigorously by hand with great attention paid to minimising spraying and maximising canopy management and vine nutrition

120 m) elevation

A deliciously off-dry style of Chenin Blanc with aromas of just-picked walnuts

or fish in a delicately-flavoured sauce