Doyard

Clos de L'Abbaye 1er Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

Clos de L'Abbaye 1er Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

Clos de LAbbaye Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru Extra Brut Champagne Doyard
  • Practicing organic
  • 100% Chardonnay
  • From 100% Vertus 1er Cru
  • Clos de l’Abbaye is a 0.50 ha true clos worked biodynamically just behind the Doyard estate
  • Planted in 1956
  • Clay and limestone terroir
  • Indigenous yeast
  • No malo
  • Indigenous yeast
  • Fermented and aged in older Burgundy barrels (228L)
  • Aged 48 months on the lees
  • Dosage: 2g/L

Info

Producer:
Doyard
Vintage:
2018
Country:
France
Region:
Champagne
Appellation:
Cote de Blancs
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Farming Practice:
Practicing Organic

Sizes Available

Full Bottle FR-KDY-31-18 6/750ml

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Press & Reviews

Wine Advocate
Score
95
Date
2023-12-01
"Offering up aromas of crisp stone fruits, pear, buttered toast, musky peach and smoke, the 2018 Extra-Brut Premier Cru Clos de l'Abbaye was disgorged this year with two grams per liter dosage. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and precise, with a nicely concentrated core of fruit, racy acids and a long, chalky finish, the 2018 is quite a fine-boned, elegant rendition of this bottling. As readers will remember, this cuv,e derives from a walled 0.4-hectare plot of 60-year-old cordon-pruned vines (including some muscat, selections of Chardonnay) just behind the winery in Vertus, and only the first and second serres of the press are used."
Wine Spectator
Score
93
Date
2024-12-15
"Firm and integrated, this satiny version offers toast, poached apple and lemon curd flavors. Hints of lime blossoms, graphite, grilled nuts and warm spices are flattering embellishments that linger on the refreshing finish. Disgorged May 2023. Drink now through 2034. 500 cases made, 100 cases imported."