Philipponnat '1522' Grand Cru Brut 2016
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Product Code FR-09066
Product Description
'This fine cuvée is blended using a proportion of wines from the terroir of Ay'
The name of Cuvée 1522 is a tribute to the year in which the Philipponnat family settled in the village of Ay, in the heart of the Champagne region. As far back as the Philipponnat archives go, there are records of the family’s ancestors, the first of whom, Apvril le Philipponnat, owned vines at Le Léon, between Ay and Dizy, from 1522.
- Wine Region: Champagne - France
- Terroirs: The Pinot Noir comes primarily fromour historic Léon vineyard in Ay and Verzy, and the Chardonnay comes from the vineyard in Mesnil-sur-Oger.
- Grape: 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay
VINIFICATION
A portion of the wines are vinified in wooden barrels without malolactic fermentation to preserve the wine’s freshness, allowing it to develop complexity. Both ample and tangy, this cuvée is eminently suitable for low dosage: extra-brut with only 4.25 g/litre, which is just one third of the conventional dosage for a brut champagne.
AGING
This cuvée is enhanced, and its original freshness preserved by six years ageing on lees.