Platine Brut Champagne Premier Cru

Perfectly styled fine champagne of chardonnay and pinot noir. The base of the wine is supplemented with 40% reserve wine. Clear tones of citrus, floral and quite expressive. Long, refined and clean finish.

Appellation Champagne

Grape variety chardonnay, pinot meunier, pinot noir

Style Rich & Exuberant

Format 750 ml

Available

€49.95

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Champagne Nicolas Maillart	France	Champagne

About the winemaker Nicolas Maillart was born and raised in the Champagne region and after studying oenology he chose to take over the family estate in Ecueil. This makes him the ninth generation in the family estate whose vineyards can be found on the Montagne de Reims. Nicolas cultivates these vineyards in a traditional way without using pesticides or herbicides and he attaches great importance to biodiversity. Vinification of the wines for his champagnes takes place both on barrigues and in stainless steel vats. Each of the champagnes are unique and true vinous works of art. Some champagnes are made without the addition of sulfite.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	Montagne de Reims for all grapes and then specifically from the villages of Villers, Bouzy and Ecueil. The vineyards in Bouzy have Grand Cru status. The age of the vines is more than 30 years. The vineyards are worked according to a biodynamic method.
Vinification	Grapes from the different villages are vinified in both wooden barrels and stainless steel. In April following the harvest, the wine is blended and bottled after adding about 40% reserve wine. This is followed by bottle aging for a minimum of 2 years. The wines are disgorged manually and the dosage is 1 g/litre. Composition 54% pinot noir, 26% chardonnay, 20% pinot meunier.

Oak aging	No
Ageing potential	up to 3 years after purchase
Alcohol percentage	12.5%
Closure	Natural cork