Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Brut "Cuis 1er Cru"
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VARIETAL:
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100% Chardonnay
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REGION:
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Champagne, FRANCE
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PRICE:
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$64.00 / 750 ml bottle
Or $34.00/ 375 ml bottle
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FORMAT:
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6 x 750 ml
12 x 375 ml
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AVAILABLE:
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20 six-packs
5 cases of 1/2 bottles
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DRINKABILITY:
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Now to 2020
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**Please note the review below is for a previous disgorgement **
91 POINTS - Stephen Tanzer
"(mostly 2009 wine, with 2007 and bits of 2006 and 2004; disgorged August 2, 2012): Pale gold. Quince and lemon pith on the nose, with deeper notes of honey and anise emerging with aeration. Fleshy but dry, with impressive depth to its spicy orchard and citrus fruit flavors. A bitter herb nuance carries through a long, clinging finish, which echoes the honey note"
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Gimonnet vineyards in Cuis
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Champagne's Chardonnay champion
The Gimonnet family has been growing vines in Champagne since 1750. In 1935 Pierre Gimonnet, grandfather of current owners Didier and Olivier, began producing champagne in the village of Cuis.
Didier and Olivier own 30 hectares in total; 16 hectares are Premier Cru from the village of Cuis. A high percentage of their vineyards are Grand Cru - 12 hectares in total, spread across the villages of Cramant, Chouilly, Oger and Aÿ. The Grand Cu vineyards have an average age of 40 years. All the Pierre Gimonnet wines go through primary fermentation and malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks. Reserve wines are stored in bottle as opposed to tank, which is the norm in Champagne. This is done to slow down the evolution process and maintain freshness.
Gimonnet Brut Premier Cru Cuis is quintessential Blanc de Blancs. Stony and mineral with racy acidity this is really lovely champagne, enjoy!
"One of Champagne's emerging superstars. 100% blanc de blancs. "La magic des assemblages pour les amateurs de nuances." Compexity, freshness , finesse. Emblematic 'new Champagne'. Superlative quality."
- David Scholefield
(October 2012)
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