Champagne L’Esprit de Chapuy Brut Rose, Oger, Cote des Blanc, France

Champagne CHAPUY is a Family Estate of 8 ha of vineyards . The majority of them are planted in the “Côte des Blancs” with Chardonnay grape variety, which allows to produce a fine and light Blanc de Blancs Champagne, very typical of this region. Among them, 3 ha belong to the famous “Grand Cru” village of Oger. Other family plots, located in the “Coteaux Sud d’Epernay” and planted with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grape varieties (3ha), are used to produce the blended Champagnes, more fruity and mellow. Most of our Champagnes are made of a blending of wines that have undergone their malolactic fermentation and other not only the vintage Champagnes were fully vinified without malolactic fermentation to retain their freshness in time. Primary fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. Clarification involves only filtering but no centrifuging. Blended wines are finally bottled to start their secondary fermentation “Prise de mousse”, 6 to 8 months after the harvest. Conservation “sur lattes” (maturation on lees in the bottle): 2 to 3 years for non-vintage Cuvées and 5 years for vintage Champagnes. Its crystal-clear bottle reveals the salmon colored body of the wine which develops the fine flavor of red berries and fullness of the Pinot Noir. Assemblage: 65% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, 15% Pinot Noir finifie en rouge.