Domaine Vincey Champagne Brut Nature Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru “Coin Gris Chardonnay d’Oger” 2020 750ml

Hailing from an east-facing lieu-dit in Oger planted to massal selection in 1954, Domaine Vincey’s 2020 Blanc de Blancs Oger Coin Gris is a powerful, vinous Champagne from a generally open, sun-kissed vintage. With patina imparted by year-long maturation in oak barrels (about 20% new, mostly from Tonnellerie Chassin), it explodes from the glass with aromas of stone fruit, coconut and pastries. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated with succulent acidity, its profile defines both the character of Oger and Vincey’s winemaking practices, offering many gastronomic possibilities around the table. Disgorged in May 2024 without dosage, it’s the most textural, broad-shouldered wine in the range.

• Country: France
• Region: Champagne
• Size: 750ml
• Alcohol by Vol: 13.0%

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.