CHAMPAGNE AURELIEN LAHERTE 2016 Extra Brut 'Les Empreintes' (Epernay, France)

This Champagne was chosen for you in order to provide you a great example of both a vintage Champagne & also an 'Extra Brut' Champagne. 

50% Chardonnay & 50% Pinot Noir.  One third of the Chardonnay planted in 1957 is issued of a special clone of Chardonnay: Muscat Chardonnay.  That means that this particular clone of Chardonnay was produced to be a more aromatic version of the Chardonnay varietal.  More aromatics equals more flavor.  As this is vintage Champagne, all grapes used to make this wine are from the vintage of 2016 - a vintage beyond compare in France!

Robert Parker (wine critic) writes: "It reveals scents of pear, lemon zest and peach, mingling with dried flowers. On the palate, it is medium to full-bodied, ample and textural, with a rich yet vibrant core of fruit upheld by a spine of incisive acidity. It finishes long and citrus-inflected, retaining a bright, tension-filled profile due to its vinification without malolactic fermentation. Drink: 2026-2035."

Extra Brut @ 2 grams/liter of residual sugar.  This low, LOW level of residual sugar is all but unnoticeable on the palate.  Dry Champagne.  Dry, vintage Champagne.

This Champagne was fermented & aged in neutral French oak barrels adding the frame to an already perfect drop of citrus delight.  Biodynamic farming.