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Jeaunaux-Robin

NV Eclats de Meulière Extra Brut

BLEND | 60% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir & 10% Chardonnay

VINEYARDS | Eclats de Meulière means “burst of millstone” recalling the nature of soils which are calcareous clay with little flints and millstones. Vineyards are located on the 5.7 ha in the Petit Morin Valley at the south-west of Côte des Blancs.

WINEMAKING | Traditional wild yeast fermentation in stainless steel and foudre (20%) followed by lees aging with bâtonnage for six months. Secondary fermentation and further aging on the lees for 30 months.

PRESS | 91 VIN

“This is a good example of bubbly from the relatively less-known part of the Champagne Appellation of Vallée du Morin, just north of the Côte de Sézanne, characterized by the usual chalky-marly soils of the region, but that here have also noteworthy flint content. At once bright and fresh but also ripe and tactile, this very flavorful Champagne is a 60% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay blend. This may not be the last word in refinement (the Pinot Meunier delivers size and flesh but perhaps not quite the elegance that Chardonnay might), but there’s a lot of Champagne in this bottle for the money. Well done."

PRESS | 90 WA

“Disgorged in January 2018, the NV Extra Brut Éclats de Meulière opens in the glass with a gently reductive nose of smoky orchard fruit, wheat toast and iodine. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, bright and incisive, with a ripe core of fruit underpinned by a tangy spine of acidity, concluding with a saline, mouthwatering finish."

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