2020 Tellier ‘Vignes de Pierry’ Premier Cru Extra Brut Millesime Champagne, France

Description

SOIL: Dominated by chalk and flint

VITICULTURE: Practicing organic; manual harvest and stringent grape selection

VINIFICATION: Direct press and selection of the first juices; cold settling for 12 to 24 hours without enzymes, then the juice is put into barrels; fermentation in barrels, demi-muids and foudres.

AGING: 8 months oak aging with partial malolactic fermentation; minimum 40 months of ageing in bottles and minimum 3 months after disgorgement, no fining and light filtration, disgorgement May 2022 with dosage liqueur vinified in barrels. Dosage: 4g/L