Doyard
Clos de L'Abbaye 1er Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
Clos de L'Abbaye 1er Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut
- Practicing biodynamic
- 100% Chardonnay
- 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
- No malo
- Fermented and aged in older Burgundy barrels (228L)
- Aged 48 months on the lees
- Dosage: 2g/L
Info
Producer:
Vintage:
2018
Country:
France
Region:
Champagne
Appellation:
Cote de Blancs
Variety:
Chardonnay
Color:
White
Sizes Available
Full Bottle | FR-KDY-31-18 | 6/750ml |
Resources
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."