Pinot-Chevauchet Distinguée

Pinot-Chevauchet Distinguée. Beautiful wine from Champagne, France. 100% Chardonnay premier cru Extra brut, 3.5 gram dosage. Harvest 2012 and 2013, 5 years sur lee, flint in terroir. Malo-lactic fermentation. The colour is yellow with shades of green. This cuvee offers a blossoming and subtle nose. A very low dosage ensures that the attack is present on the palate with hints of citrus and dried fruit. The mouth is full and tasty with a happy and mineral finish A true essence of Chardonnay.

Silver medal DECANTER.

Bronze medal Decanter.

World Wine Awards 2017.

Elle A Table 2015.

In de Guide Hachette des Vins 2018.

In de Guide Hachette des Vins 2020.

Gault & Millau 2020.

Gault & Millau 2021

TIME, FOR QUALITY AND SUSTAINABILITY

Pinot-Chevauchet is located in Moussy; a village of about 700 inhabitants in Coteaux Sud d’Epernay, 4 kilometres from Epernay . Pinot-Chavauchet has 4 hectares of land spread over 27 plots on one hill (Moussy/ Pierry premier cru). Didier is the 4th generation independent champagne maker. They work in a nature-conscious way (HVE) and use as little sulphites and malolactic fermentation as possible. Instead, they let the champagnes mature longer sur lee; at least 5 years! Of the eight champagnes they produce, we have chosen to import as many as six exclusively. Pinot Chevauchet is a Recoltant-Manipulant winemaker, which means the entire process of making champagne is done by his family; working in the vineyard, harvesting and pressing the grapes, letting the wine ferment all the way through to bottling, aging in the cellars and sales.

Chardonnay: the grape of white Burgundy and Champagne, and is planted all over the world. Delivers good to very good wine with a full, dry taste. Chardonnay is a grape that does not have an unambiguous character, which depends on the terroir (soil and climate) and the method of wine making. Chardonnay lends itself very well to maturing in wooden barrels.