Power and minerality from the great terroir of OGER

OGER GRAND CRU Special Club is made from very old vines in Grand Cru Oger. The palate is concentrated and long. It stands out for its natural power and its mineral expression such as smoky, graphite and flint notes.

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay

Vintage: 2016

Terroirs: 100% Oger Grand Cru – south of Côte des Blancs

• 47% « Terres de Noël » and « Brulis » (heart of terroir)

• 30% « Champs Nérons » (Oger on chalk)

• 23% « Fondy » (Oger argilo-calcaire)

Harvest: 26th September 2016 at 11°40 (natural)

Vinification:

• Grapes harvested manually, split pressing

• Cold settling

• Temperature controlled alcoholic fermentation

• Malolactic fermentation

• Stainless tanks for 6 months on lees

• Cold stabilization (-4°c) et filtration on clay

Bottling: April 2017

Ageing in bottle on lies more than 5 years

Disgorgement: 6 months before shipping

Dosage: EXTRA-BRUT Sugar 4.5 g/L

Annual production: 2'921 bottles