2023 Champagne Chavost Coteaux Champenois Blanc - Still White Wine

Terroir and Exposition : Clay-limestone / Facing North
Surface : 5 Ha Certified in Organic Agriculture
Harvest : Manually at optimum maturity.

Vinification : Strictly without any oenological input or other addition. 100 % french oak barrels of 5 to 10 wines. No added sulphites. Settling is done without enzymes, no tanin nor coal, no chaptalization. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation (indigenous yeast) and spontaneous malolactic fermentation (indigenous bacteria), no acidification nor deacidification. Once ready, wines are not finned (means clarified) before bottling, they are not filtered either.

Assemblage : 100 % Chardonnay, 100 % from Cuvée (first press).

Dosage : 0 g/L of added sugar at disgorgement stage.

Aging : 18 months after harvest in french oak barrels

Nose : Powerful on butter and milk alongside citrus, pineapple and toasted bread notes
Mouth/Palate : Chardonnay gives its full freshness. Also, its great maturity give a lot of vinosity and sapidity, then the final goes on pleasant chalky aromas...