extra brut “le terroir” Grand cru

The 2016 release was the first NV bottling under the “Le Terroir” name, previously a similar NV cuvée was bottled under both a Brut Tradition & a Brut Nature. Both previous cuvées were labeled under the Vincent Renoir label.

vintage

NV (2018 base)

terroir

chalk with varying degrees of topsoil | clay topsoil | certified organic | biodynamic practices

fermentation

neutral oak | native yeasts | full malolactic

aging

11 months in barrel | 24 months on the lees in bottle | reserve wine aged in foudre, around 20% of final blend

varietal(s)

50% Chardonnay | 50% Pinot Noir

production

N/A

closure

cork & cage

technical

1.6g/l dosage | disgorged April 2021