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The Wine
Écueil is very much Pinot Noir country, so this Blanc de Blancs (100% Chardonnay) is something of a unicorn. The wine is fermented in used barriques and left en tirage (on the lees in the bottle) for more than four years, before being disgorged with just 2 gm. of dosage. The result is taut and saline, with depths of flavor and impressive length. A mere 60 bottles imported!
The Winery
We are delighted to introduce fans of boutique Champagnes to this ambitious, 12-acre estate. Géraldine Lacourte and her husband Richard Desvignes took it over from her parents in 2007 back when the family wines were made through the local co-op. They left that co-op in 2012, began organic conversion in 2017 (certified since 2020) and are now almost finished with the further conversion to biodynamic viticulture. They present a compelling range of wines designed to showcase the myriad possibilities offered by their 1er Cru vineyards in Écueil.
The house-style is unabashedly extroverted, with most of the wines reveling in their generous fruit, effortlessly balanced by their prevalent dryness.
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