Champagne Grand Cru Les Valnons Extra Brut 2017

Description

Champagne Grand Cru Extra Brut, produced by R. Pouillon, 12.5% ABV, 2017 vintage. A Champagne excellence, a tribute to the Les Valnons terroir, from a company that has been producing the highest quality champagne since 1947. 100% Chardonnay. 0.75L bottle. Its bubbles are like small, fresh spheres that explode on the palate, releasing such a salty impression that you end up enjoying another glass! Vinified with indigenous yeasts and stirring. Aged for 5 years. Bottling: 12 to 18 months after harvest. Sealed with natural cork.

Details

Taste

Its bubbles are like little fresh spheres that burst on the palate and release such a salty impression that you end up enjoying another glass!

Serve at:

06 - 08 °C.

Longevity:

10 - 15 years

Producer

Producer

Pouillon

From this winery

• Start up year: 1947
• Bottles produced: 85.000
• Hectares: 7

In 1947, Roger Poullin, who had been selling his grapes to negociant, decided to make his own Champagne from a small parcel he owned in the village of Muntigny. With the help of Louis Baulant (his uncle and a famous oenologue) he discovered the art of vinification. As his passion grew through the years, he decided to create and sell his own brand.

In 1964, James (Roger and Bernadette's only child) started working with his father while developing his knowledge as a winemaker. He was joined a year later by his wife, Josette, born in Champagne as well.
As Recoltant-Manipultant, the Poullons own their own press and do not work in a coop. The control every step of the process, from the vine to the bottle.

After the death of Roger Poullon in 1993, and his spouse 2 years later, Fabrice (James's yougest son) joins the family business and bring with him his background in viticulture, oenology and marketing. His wife Elodie follow in 2000 to help on the marketing side.

As a young winemaker, James modernized the operation with the use of enamelled vats, hydraulic tractors and gyropaletts. Later, Fabrice introduced sustainable agriculture and started to export Roger Pouillon Champagne to the US, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Italy, Belgium, Canada, Australia and UK. Read more

Champagne region

Technical Sheet

Name	R. Pouillon Champagne Grand Cru Les Valnons Extra Brut 2017
Type	White green classic method sparkling wine extra brut
Denomination	Champagne AOC
Vintage	2017
Size	0,75 l
Alcohol content	12.5% by volume
Grape varieties	100% Chardonnay
Country	France
Region	Champagne region
Vendor	Pouillon
Climate	Les Valnons, located on a west-facing hillside. Altitude: 160 m above sea level.
Soil composition	Limestone-clay soil, historically associated with the Champagne slopes.
Wine making	10-year-old oak barrels/ indigenous yeasts/ stirring.
Aging	5 years. Bottling: 12 to 18 months after harvest. Closed with natural cork.
Allergens	Contains sulphites