Champagne Gimonnet Cuis 1.5L (1500ml)
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Wine Type
Sparkling
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Size
1500ml
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Vintage
NV
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Country
France
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Region
Champagne
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Grape
Chardonnay
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Food Pairing
AperitifCheeseSeafood
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Sub-Region
Côte des Blancs
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Farming Method
ConventionalMost products with this label come from producers who do their best to avoid any intervention at all but it’s possible that some of the aforementioned preventative measures and additions are deemed necessary. Learn More
Pierre Gimonnet & Fils is a grower Champagne house with more vineyard acreage in the Côte des Blancs than any other recoltant manipulant or grower. Spanning 69 acres!
The Gimmonets have many old-vine parcels in 30 acres of some of the Côte des Blancs’ choicest grands crus, but the house makes no Champagnes that meet grand cru regulations. Instead, they consciously choose to blend from different sites in order to craft their desired style. All of their reserve wines used for their NV are housed in bottles rather than the more common practice of keeping reserve wines in tanks.
Tasting Notes
100% Chardonnay from the Cuis 1er Cru in the Côte des Blancs. This cuvée represents the classic style of this Champagne house. It is a lively and light Chardonnay-based Champagne, with all of the freshness and purity of great Côte des Blancs.
Method
This non vintage Champagne is actually always a blend of 5 vintages. The grapes are hand harvested and pressed in phases. The juice cold settles and fermentation happens in temperature controlled tanks followed by a malolactic fermentation. The wine then rests for 6-8 months in tank. The “reserve wine” (wine that is held from prior vintages, which is added to the most recent vintage before bottling and second fermentation) is kept in bottles, which is rare. More commonly, reserve wine is kept in tanks. The wine is cold stabilized and clay filtered before bottling and tirage. The wine then rests in bottle for 30 months on the lees and undergoes the second fermentation. After disgorging, the wine is topped up and has a dosage of 6 g/L of sugar.
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