Product Description

In The Glass:
Rich and full-bodied on the palate, the luscious and expansive character of this wine’s red fruit completely absorbs the three grams-per-liter dosage. With notes of pain aux raisins, roasted coffee, and iodine, Coulon’s Blanc de Noirs is boldly vinous and straightforwardly delicious at the same time

At a Glance:
• Appellation: AOC Champagne Extra Brut
• Encépagement: Pinot Meunier (50%), Pinot Noir (50%)

In The Cellar:
• Fermentation: Wine ferments spontaneously in stainless-steel tanks
• Pressing: Pneumatic, whole-cluster direct pressing
• Time on Lees: 8 years sur lattes
• Malolactic Fermentation: Blocked via temperature
• Élevage: Wine ages for 10 months in stainless-steel tanks
• Press Wine: Cuvée from first pressing retained for Champagnes, Taille from second pressing sold off
• Fining and Filtration: Unfined and unfiltered
• Sulfur: Restricted to its absolute minimum, and applied only when necessary during élevage and at bottling
• Average Alcohol by Volume: 12%

In The Vineyard:
• Parcel Names, Slopes, and Locations: From vines in the sloped, east-facing Limons lieu-dit in Vrigny and the sloped, north-facing Linguets lieu-dit in Gueux
• Soil Types and Compositions: Thanetian sand
• Vine Age, Training, and Density: Trained in Guyot and planted at 8,500 vines/ha. Vines in Les Linguets planted in Franc de Pied. Vines are 30-50 years old.
• Average Yields: Controlled with severe winter pruning, debudding, and an occasional green harvest
• Average Harvest Date and Type: Manual harvest, mid-September