Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs La Colline Inspirée

Champagne Jacques Lassaigne
From a single south-facing slope above Montgueux, this chardonnay captures the chalky, luminous side of the Aube. Emmanuel Lassaigne works his old vines with real care, picking ripe fruit and letting each parcel speak for itself, with gentle pressing, native yeasts and long ageing on fine lees. The result is a champagne with very little dosage, so you taste the place rather than the sugar: white peach, citrus zest, toasted almond and a saline, chalky finish that keeps you coming back. Fine, persistent bubbles and a textured, almost vinous feel make it a treat with oysters, scallops or roast poultry.
182.07 € incl tax

-5% for 6 identical bottles

9 in stock

Wine name: Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs La Colline Inspirée

Vintage: Non-vintage (multi-vintage blend, base year stated on the back label)

Producer: Champagne Jacques Lassaigne (Montgueux, Aube)

Grape varieties: 100% Chardonnay

Region: Champagne, Côte des Bar / Montgueux, Aube, France

Appellation: AOC Champagne

Winemaking: Whole-bunch gentle pressing, settling by gravity, fermentation with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel tanks and old oak barrels, full malolactic fermentation generally not blocked, ageing on fine lees, second fermentation in bottle, extended maturation in cellar, low dosage of around 2 to 3 g/l, hand riddling and disgorgement

Maceration: None, direct pressing of whole clusters with no skin contact

Colour: Bright pale gold with green highlights, fine and persistent bubbles forming a delicate mousse

Bouquet: Citrus zest, white peach and ripe pear, with chalky mineral notes, white flowers, almond and a touch of brioche and toasted hazelnut

Palate: Precise and saline attack, creamy texture, vibrant acidity, flavours of lemon, orchard fruit and crushed stone, with a long chalky finish of great tension and purity

Alcohol content: 12.5% vol.

Soils: Chalk of Montgueux, Turonian cretaceous chalk with a thin layer of clay and silex on the hillside

Farming: Sustainable viticulture moving towards organic practices, ploughing of the soils, no herbicides, hand harvesting, low yields

Ageing potential: 5 to 12 years from purchase, depending on the base vintage and cellar conditions

Food pairings: Oysters, langoustines, sea bass carpaccio, sushi and sashimi, roast poultry with cream sauce, veal, Comté and aged goat cheeses

Serving temperature: 8 to 10 °C