100% Pinot Meunier Dosage: 0g/l 8-12 years of bottle maturity This cuvee la Vigne d'Or (The Golden Vine) comes from vines growing for more than 65years on a chalky-clay subsoil - the Sparnacian. This exceptional terroir, only to be found in the Marne valley, allows the Pinot Meunier grape to express itself with rare beauty. Tarlant: "You will never forget tasting this astonishing and intense Champagne." Terroir: Vineyard "Pierre de Bellevue" in Oeuilly (Marne valley), Sparnacien soils (chalk mixed with clay).  Vinification: Vinification in 4-wine oak barrels. Barrel fermentation with the lees regularly stirred back into the wine. Remains in barrels until May.  

70% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay Age of the vines: 50 years Dosage: 3g/l Disgorgement: 03.21 Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy: This vintage cuvée is the flagship of our house. And to ensure excellence, we only produce this champagne in exceptional years and always in small batches. The philosophy behind this champagne is that when we blend the grapes, it reflects the essence of the vintage. Each Millésime Extra Brut will therefore be different from the last, reflecting the full range of organoleptic qualities that nature has to offer. SOIL: Clay and silt with some marl at depth for the Pinot Noir and limestone for the Chardonnay Average. VINIFICATION :*During the harvest, grapes are selected from the oldest plots that show the richest characteristics of the terroir.*Aging exclusively in oak barrels*Without malolactic fermentation.*Without filtration*Aging in the bottle on natural cork* Bottle aging at least 8 years*Only 193 bottles in the 2006 vintage Aeration: To fully enjoy this champagne, we recommend decanting it about 30 minutes before tasting, to allow the dormant energy preserved during the long years of aging to fully unfold. Die-hard champagne lovers will appreciate this vintage champagne as an aperitif. But this great wine also goes well with unusual dishes such as a sea urchin and crab nage with saffron, a risotto with truffles and parmesan, or a superb piece of lightly grilled beef PRESS REVIEWS JAMES SUCKLING.COM - Oct 2016 - 96/100 /Bettane & Desseauve 2017 : 16.5/20 /Guide RVF 2017 15/20 /Guide Hachette 2016 ! coup de coeur ***Le point - J.Dupont - 2013 : 18/20 /Guide Larousse du Champagne 2014 : ***** /Guide Gault Millau 2014: 16.5/20Guide Revel - Canada - 2013 : 17/20 /Tyson Stelzer - Australia - 2014 : 95/100 /Wine advocate - USA : 91/100 /Wine Spectator - USA : 91/100 StephenTanzer's - USA : 93/100  

In tribute to the origins of our house this wine is the result of the union of two families and two grape varieties. The Pinot Noirs of Maison Delespierre combine with Chardonnays from Maison Bertrand to offer this cuvée as powerful as refined in its vintage version. 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir Cru: Chamery et Ecueil Vinified in oak (600 L.) & steel No malo-lactic fermentation 11 years on the lees Dosage: 4 g/l (Extra Brut)