“Pur Avize” 2018 Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs

Pur Avize 2018 is a terroir-driven cuvée sourced exclusively from three Chardonnay parcels – Les Avats, Les Maladries and Les Chapelles – encircling the Grand Cru village of Avize. Vinified in temperature-controlled stainless steel with full malolactic, the wine then spends more than five years ageing under cork before disgorgement, with a very low extra-brut dosage of about 3.3 g/L. The nose is intense and refined, combining smoky almond, pear, citrus, nutmeg and white flowers. On the palate it has excellent concentration and drive: a creamy, chalk-laced texture, dense mid-palate fruit and a distinctly saline, mouth-watering finish. This is a serious, site-specific Blanc de Blancs that will shine with refined seafood or simply as a contemplative glass for Champagne geeks.