J. Vignier "Pur Cramant" Grand Cru Lieu-Dit "Les Fourches" Extra Brut 2016
$79.99
VIN
94
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VIN
94
Our Elston Avenue team popped a bottle of this beauty at closing time on New Year's Eve. Wow! It knocked our socks off. The nose is so remarkable that we spent five minutes taking it in before we even put the glass to our lips. So charismatic, so beautiful. Great stuff here! Only a few bottles available.
What We Think
Vin Chicago: 94 Points
(12/2022) Generosity galore on this ridiculously long 100% Chardonnay, giving total deliciousness, its massive mouthfeel almost defying description. We know that for this cuvée, Vignier selects a lieu-dit each year from her Cramant holdings that she feels best expresses the terroir and the vintage for Cramant Chardonnay. The selected site for the 2016 vintage was the lieu-dit Les Fourches, located in the south of the village near the famed Bateau, on clay marl soils with pure chalk subsoils. The wine was fermented in stainless steel and aged on the lees until bottling in April following harvest. The wine was aged an additional 64 months en tirage prior to disgorgement.
