Persistent and expressive, with aromas of lime and ginger, white flowers, smoke, bread core and the sea breeze. Elegant on the palate, with the lively acidity one expects and an intensely mineral character that comes in a beautiful contrast with the silky texture of the wine. All in all, an amazing Blanc des Blancs with immense purity, elegance, precision...
Exquisitely lively without being austere with red fruit aromas like framboise, strawberry and noted of toast, brioche and butter. 10% Chardonnay is added to the blend in order to reduce the power of Pinot Noir on the palate where you get exceptional spicy character and a small hint of tannins. Minerality and acidity seem etched with a laser-like precision...
Exquisitely lively without being austere with red fruit aromas like framboise, strawberry and noted of toast, brioche and butter. 10% Chardonnay is added to the blend in order to reduce the power of Pinot Noir on the palate where you get exceptional spicy character and a small hint of tannins. Minerality and acidity seem etched with a laser-like precision...
Exquisitely lively without being austere with red fruit aromas like framboise, strawberry and noted of toast, brioche and butter. 10% Chardonnay is added to the blend in order to reduce the power of Pinot Noir on the palate where you get exceptional spicy character and a small hint of tannins. Minerality and acidity seem etched with a laser-like precision...
On some very old vines located in a slopping site of Bouzy, next to Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier, exist varieties like Pinot Gris, Arbanne, Petit Meslier and Pinot Blanc that used to thrive in Champagne. Benoit himself hasn’t yet managed to identify all the varieties of this specific plot (among them and some not allowed any more in Champagne...
Fermentation with native yeasts exclusively in old Bordeaux and Burgundy oak barrels. The wine underwent malolactic fermentation in barrel and was bottled for the second fermentation in June 2014. There it remained in contact with the lees until September 2018 before sediment was removed and just 4gl/lt of dosage was added to classify it as an extra brut...
A rosé champagne with the depth and personality one expects from a red Pinot Noir grown in the grand cru of Bouzy. Beautifully juicy on the fruit and with excellent concentration, elements that then lead to a mouthfeel with a slight tannic dimension from the contact of the base wine for at least 2-3 days with the skins, which is where it gets its colour...
The recipe for creating great wines is simple but demands excessive amounts of labor both in the vineyard and the winery. The dazzling, airy, crystal mineral character of Violaine sets the bar very high and exalts the value of small-scale producers of this appellation who like to do things differently. This is like going in a garden of fruits of...
