Roger Coulon

Les Hauts Partas 2017 | Bottle 75cl

Description

Cuvée Les Hauts Partas 2017 from Maison Roger Coulon is a Blanc de Blancs focused on the finesse and purity of Chardonnays from Chouilly, one of the jewels in the crown of the Côte des Blancs Grand Cru.

The label represents the winemaker's attachment to his land, his vines and his wines. A place, a vintage, a grape variety, a type of planting - all these specificities are transposed onto the label by a sketch drawn in Indian ink.

The grapes come from a single plot, "Les Hauts Partas", in Chouilly, a Grand Cru village in the Côte des Blancs. This vineyard is located in the middle of the slopes at an altitude of 150 m, on Campanian chalk that lends the purity of Chardonnay to this cuvée. The 45-year-old vines are selected by massal selection and benefit from northeast exposure.

2017 was characterized by a particularly warm winter and spring, followed by a dull, wet and cool summer. The end of August was wet and hot. The harvest had to be carried out quickly, with precise selection work.

The bunches were pressed for a very long time, followed by a short settling period to conserve the grape's matter and phenolic compounds. Alcoholic fermentation takes place spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, in small, low-temperature barrels.

The wine is aged in wood for 10 months, and clarified naturally without fining or filtration. Bottles are aged for 7 years, and no dosage is added to preserve the wine's authenticity.