Dhondt Grellet Champagne Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru Les Terres Fines NV 1.5Ltr

The parcels that contribute to Les Terres Fines were planted between the 1950s and 2014, at different times, in other words. Matured for 11 months in 228-liter barrels (around one-third new) and enriched by 30% perpetual blend dating back to 1986, it unfurls from the glass with scents of biscuit, dried white flowers, crisp citrus fruit and toasted hazelnuts. Medium-bodied and with a pillowy mousse, it is slightly more linear than Roc Solare, laden with tangy acids and an abundance of chalky dry extract.

• Country: France
• Region: Champagne
• Size: 1.5Ltr

Varietal

Champagne Blend

The sparkling wines of Champagne have been revered by wine drinkers for hundreds of years, and even today they maintain their reputation for excellence of flavor and character, and are consistently associated with quality, decadence, and a cause for celebration. Their unique characteristics are partly due to the careful blending of a small number of selected grape varietals, most commonly Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. These grapes, blended in fairly equal quantities, give the wines of Champagne their wonderful flavors and aromas, with the Pinot Noir offering length and backbone, and the Chardonnay varietal giving its acidity and dry, biscuity nature. It isn’t unusual to sometimes see Champagne labeled as ‘blanc de blanc’, meaning it is made using only Chardonnay varietal grapes, or ‘blanc de noir’, which is made solely with Pinot Noir.