Sourced from Chardonnay vines situated in the Mesnil-sur-Oger Grand Cru and planted in 1929, Belmnita has a sappy and well-delineated palate offering vibrant white fruits, apple and citrus fruit flavours. There's a lot to like in this crystalline, pure and clean Champagne. Dosage: 3g/l. (YC) (11/2019)
This wine comes from one plot of Chardonnay in the world famous village of Mesnil, a plot planted by the great grandfather of Chantal and Pierre Gonet (the current proprietors) back in 1929. The vines go deep into the Belemnita soil that gives this cuvée its name, the best chalk in all of Champagne, full of fossilized shellfish, many of which are now extinct, but so common in Mesnil that you can fill your pockets with them after a short tour of the vineyard. This wine is the product of a single press load- only 2700 bottles were made, and we received just 25 cases. The wine was fermented in stainless steel, and dosed very low at 3 grams per liter. Although labeled as an extra brut, this wine is perfectly balanced and not at all austere as the richness given by the ancient vines needs little in the way of sugar. -Gary Westby, K&L
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