CUVEE LES AVENTURES GRAND CRU BLANC DE BLANCS

In Praise of Chardonnay
The Passion of Tradition
The Taste of Authenticity
A Terroir Revealed

The name of this Cuvée – “Les Aventures” – comes from a hamlet located in the Chouilly area, the prestigious village in the Côte des Blancs classed as a Grand Cru, at the foot of the Château de Saran. Here there is half a hectare of vines offering Chardonnays of exceptional quality, the secret of which lies in the particular chalky nature of the soil.

The blends are made by selecting the wines from the very best harvests with complementary characteristics. The cuvée currently on sale is a blend of the 1990 harvest, for its richness and roundness, 1995 for its finesse, and 1996 for its unrivalled elegance.
Because the quest for perfection means making uncompromising choices, only 2,000 bottles are sold each year. It is thus a very exclusive cuvée which will only get better with time.

These bottles have aged for eight years in our 18th-century chalk cellars with the traditional “stapled” corks. The ambient humidity, a particularity of the rare cellars to have been dug out of chalk, makes the cork porous, thereby allowing an exchange between the air and the wine and thus a very special form of ageing that may vary slightly from bottle to bottle.
The bottle you buy has been numbered to identify it.

Like the bottling, the riddling and disgorging operations are done by hand, thus respecting the traditions of our ancestors.

The authenticity of the terroir and the purity of this great wine are reflected in the very sparse, pure, sober presentation. In line with the principles that have guided the making of this cuvée, the superfluous is banished from the label to leave nothing but the essential.

VISUAL ASPECT : Intense golden-yellow colour, and dense, lively bubbles.

NOSE : Tender in the attack with a hint of woodiness within the great aromatic complexity of this wine, along with notes of spices, cinnamon, exotic fruit and white truffle.

ON THE PALATE : Perfectly balanced with the aromas in the nose. Very complex and warm with a slight menthol freshness. Good length, ending on a vanilla note.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS : Remove the capsule and delicately cut the string surrounding the cork. This is a rare ritual nowadays.
With its elegant headiness, this cuvée offers all the generosity of its aromas when drunk as an aperitif, but will also go superbly with truffled poultry or caviar.
Ideally should be tasted at cellar temperature (11 °C).

Available in bottles. Sold by the unit, in numbered packs.