Champagne Grand Cru | Extra Brut
Les Chemins d’Avize
Originating from our two vieilles vignes vineyards in the heart of Avize and the latest of our singular Champagnes, this distinguished cuvée should be tasted on “alone-together” occasions….
Les Chemins d’Avize Grand Cru Extra Brut
Originating from our two vieilles vignes vineyards in the heart of Avize and the latest of special Champagnes, this distinguished cuvée should be tasted on “alone together” occasions….
Origins
LES CHEMINS D’AVIZE has arrived to complete the range of singular (single-parcel) Champagnes. This approach began back in 1988 with Vieille Vigne de Cramant, continued in 1995 with Terre de Vertus and in 1999 with le Rosé de Saignée.
Pierre and Sophie had known for a long time that the terroir of Avize deserved a singular cuvée. It was in 2009, thanks to the acquisition of a small press, that these two parcels were separated. They are situated in the heart of the village of Avize on the parcels named “Chemin de Plivot and “Chemin de Flavigny”.
It is from the soil here – very poor, with the chalk outcropping – that the 60-year-old vines derive delicate floral characteristics and a unique mineral density.
100%
Chardonnay
2g/l
Dosage
100%
Avize
Vinification and maturation
The grapes are pressed gently, the juices are clarified very slightly and then go directly into wood. The natural alcoholic fermentation (indigenous yeasts) and the malolactic fermentation begin spontaneously in the Stockinger casks and vats. The wines are matured on the lees during their first year, with no filtering or fining being carried out.
The bottles are taken down into the coolness of the cellars and stacked on lattes, the second fermentation takes place and the maturation continues slowly for at least 6 more years. Each bottle is disgorged by hand 1 year before being marketed. The dosage is only 2 g/l (extra brut).
Indigenous Yeasts
Indigenous yeasts are present naturally on the bloom of the grapes (unless the chemical treatments have been too aggressive).
Today, 99% of Champagnes are made using commercial yeasts, i.e. selected and then multiplied in the laboratory for the whole of Champagne. They are of very good quality, but contribute to the standardisation of tastes.
Tasting Notes
A dense, elegant wine
This wine calls for a great dish such as delicately roasted lobster.
Press Review
Wine Advocate – December 2023 – 94 + points – 2015 Vintage
«The 2015 Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Les Chemins d’Avize opens in the glass with aromas of citrus oil, verbena, fresh pasty, vanilla pod and fresh herbs. Medium to full-bodied, pillowy and chalky, with a vinous, rather concentrated profile and bright acids, it’s a little compact out of the gates but appears to be built to age with grace. »
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Millésime Grand Cru Extra Brut
Originating from our two vieilles vignes vineyards in the heart of Avize and the latest of special Champagnes, this distinguished cuvée should be tasted on “alone together” occasions….
