CHAMPAGNE DHONDT-GRELLET Pensées Premier Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut (2011)

• Vintage
  • 2011

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ABV: 12%

Bottle Size: 750ml

Blend: Chardonnay 

Region: Champagne Premier Cru, Cuis, Côte des Blancs, France

Viticulture: Certified organic farming. Old-vine Chardonnay, around 55 years old, from chalk-rich Premier Cru vineyards in Cuis. Low yields and hand harvesting. 

Winemaking: Only the first pressing is used. Fermented and aged in French oak with full malolactic fermentation and no chaptalisation. Traditional secondary fermentation followed by around 10–12 years on the lees in bottle. Extra Brut dosage around 1 g/L.

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Adrien Dhondt leads Dhondt-Grellet, a Champagne house known for its organic, biodynamic vineyards in France's Côte des Blancs. Adrien has focused on producing expressive, terroir-driven single-vineyard Champagnes, using minimal intervention techniques and indigenous yeasts. His notable cuvées include "Le Bateau" and "Les Terres Fines"​.