Nicolas Maillart

Jolivettes Grand Cru 2015 | Bottle 75cl

Description

Les Jolivettes is a new cuvée by Nicolas Maillart, a cuvée that immediately won over champagne specialist Richard Juhlin: " This new prestige cuvée from the Bouzy terroir is one of my top tasting experiences of 2019 .

This champagne is a Blancs de Noirs, i.e. a champagne made exclusively from black grapes. The Pinots Noirs come from the Grand Cru terroir of Bouzy, one of the most renowned for this grape variety.

The Les Jolivettes parcel has chalky soil, on which vines aged around thirty years are planted. It's a 0.6-hectare plot, worked biodynamically.

Les Jolivettes 2015 is entirely vinified in oak barrels, and aged 8 months on lees. Once bottled, the wine spends 4 years in the coolness of the house cellars, to gain in complexity. The dosage is very light (1g/l), and the Pinot's rich, aromatic character was already at a magnificent point of balance.

Les Jolivettes 2015 Nicolas Maillart is a superb Blanc de Noirs, powerful and expressive, which will be a wonderful match for fine gourmet dishes.