Champagne Suenen Chouilly Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Le Mont-Aigu 2017 (Disg. Jun 23)

Name: Champagne Suenen Chouilly Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Le Mont-Aigu 2017 (Disg. Jun 23)
Brand: Champagne Suenen
SKU: BIB23408-750
Price: 609.55 AUD
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About this Wine

Suenen crafts just a single 600-litre demi-muid of this cuvée. It originates from a parcel of particularly low-yielding vines planted in Chouilly’s renowned Le Mont-Aigu terroir near the Cramant border on the Butte de Saran. Now more than 45 years of age, these old vines suffer from fanleaf virus, resulting in tiny leaves, roots and bunches. Coupled with skeletal soils (just 35 cm of topsoil over pure chalk), this results in a deep yet compact expression of Chouilly that is unlike any other. Expect flesh and concentrated ripeness with chiselled structure and intense, saline minerality.

Suenen’s 2017 fermented naturally and aged for nine months in a single 600-litre Stockinger barrel. It then spent more than five years in bottle before disgorgement in June 2023. Following a dosage trial (the standard practice here), it was topped with 5 g/L. Rippling with texture, complexity and great length, the aromas offer shades of red stone fruits, pain d'épices notes, and dabs of iodine. The intensity on the palate matches the intensity of the perfume; this is a linear, rocky, complex wine with everything buzzing in harmony. Only 860 bottles made.

Type	Champagne & Sparkling
Varietal(s)	Chardonnay
Country	France
Region	Champagne
Brand	Champagne Suenen
Vintage	2017

Wines from Champagne

Associated with luxury, celebration, Champagne is where the world’s most prized sparkling wine originates. In the past it was very common for people to confuse the term Champagne and sparkling wine as they are so synonymous. By EU law however, only sparkling wine made in the Champagne region and under strict quality standards can legally be called by that name.

Sparkling wine produced the Champagne way, goes through secondary fermentation in the bottle. This is known as méthode champenoise or outside of Champagne it is called the traditional method. When the yeast inside the bottle have finished working, they die and become lees. The lees remain in contact with the wine until the winemaker decides to take them out, creating texture, richness, and complexity in the wine.

In comparison, the other popular way of fermenting sparkling wine is called the Charmat method where the fermentation happens en masse in a large tank and extended lees contact does not happen. . This is cheaper and rather than emphasizing richness and complexity, the tank method enhances clean fruit and aromatics, making wines that are youthful and easy drinking.

The principal grapes that go into making champagne include: Chardonnay (white), Pinot Noir (red) and Pinot Meunier (red). A Champagne made exclusively from Chardonnay will be labelled Blanc de blancs while ones comprised of only red grapes will be called Blanc de noirs. Whether it be white or rose however, most Champagne is made from a mix of both red and white grapes.

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