Lelarge-Pugeot

Quintessence 2008 Extra Brut

2008 was a remarkable vintage for Champagne and the wines that have been gradually released from that year have proven this more and more with age. Drinking now and worthy of further ageing, Lelarge-Pugeot's Quintessence gives further proof of the kindness of nature in that particularly profound lap around around the sun. While the world melted down in a financial collapse, the grapes of Vrigny ripened perfectly, giving intense wines that grow more intoxicating with every year of age. The wine greets with a golden hue and lovely perlage. The nose is finely tuned with fresh scents of pear, apple, and apricot, buttressed by notes of fresh almonds and hazelnuts. On the palate, round and robust with sanded edges and an effortless balance, cool and elegant, with a delicious citrusy finish.
France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

Region:  Vrigny, Montagne de Reims

Appellation:  Champagne Vrigny 1er Cru AOC

Varietal/Blend:  70% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, 10% Meunier

ABV:  12.0%

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

Cellar: Lelarge-Pugeot Quintessence 2008 Extra Brut is fermented with indigenous yeast, spending six months in French oak foudres and stainless steel. Bottled April 2009, aged 10 years on lees, and disgorged November 2018, with 2 g/L dosage and 26 ppm SO2.

CSPC:  871193

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Lelarge-Pugeot
Quintessence 2008 Extra Brut

Region:  Vrigny, Montagne de Reims

Appellation:  Champagne Vrigny 1er Cru AOC

France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
2008 was a remarkable vintage for Champagne and the wines that have been gradually released from that year have proven this more and more with age. Drinking now and worthy of further ageing, Lelarge-Pugeot's Quintessence gives further proof of the kindness of nature in that particularly profound lap around around the sun. While the world melted down in a financial collapse, the grapes of Vrigny ripened perfectly, giving intense wines that grow more intoxicating with every year of age. The wine greets with a golden hue and lovely perlage. The nose is finely tuned with fresh scents of pear, apple, and apricot, buttressed by notes of fresh almonds and hazelnuts. On the palate, round and robust with sanded edges and an effortless balance, cool and elegant, with a delicious citrusy finish.

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  70% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, 10% Meunier

ABV:  12.0%

Vineyard:  Lelarge-Pugeot Quintessence 2008 Extra Brut comes from estate vineyards in Vrigny 1er Cru at 80–120 meters altitude. The vines, over 50 years old, grow in sand and clay-limestone soils over chalk bedrock in a continental climate with oceanic influence.

Cellar: Lelarge-Pugeot Quintessence 2008 Extra Brut is fermented with indigenous yeast, spending six months in French oak foudres and stainless steel. Bottled April 2009, aged 10 years on lees, and disgorged November 2018, with 2 g/L dosage and 26 ppm SO2.

CSPC:  871193

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: []

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Vrigny, Montagne de Reims

Appellation:  Champagne Vrigny 1er Cru AOC

Climate: 

Altitude: 

Soils: 

Varietal/Blend:  70% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, 10% Meunier

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

Ageing: 

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  12.0%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  871193

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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