Aÿ Grand Cru Brut Blanc de Noirs Les Clés
Producer
Champagne Stéphane Coquillette
Country
France
Region
Champagne
Sub-Region
Vallee de la Marne
Appellation
Champagne
Farming
Sustainable, Organic
Varietals
100% Pinot Noir
Vineyards & Viticulture
100% from the Grand Cru village of Aÿ and mostly from vines planted in 1960. The vineyards are worked in part by plough and then the ground is covered with bark in order to stop erosion and prevent weeds from sprouting. Herbicides are avoided at all costs.
Soils
Limestone
Harvest & Vinification
Grapes are slowly pressed, and the wine undergoes malolactic and ages in stainless steel tanks. Dosage 5 g/l. Reserve wines are not used to adjust the blend of the non vintage wines, therefore all are from a single vintage but not marked as such since they do not rest on lees for the three-year mandatory minimum period.
