Diebolt-Vallois - Champagne - Fleur de Passion - Blanc de blancs - White - 2013

Wine:

The House's flagship, the 2013 Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Fleur de Passion is a racy champagne cut out for long aging. The wine possesses the phenomenal drive of the vintage while managing to retain the wine's panache and density of dry extracts. Produced from plots of old vines on hillsides in Cramant, aged 60 years or more, this champagne finds a masterly élan, between finesse and consistency. Serve it in large glasses as an aperitif with an 18-month-old comté or with cooked fish or poultry.

Vinification:

Grapes from old 100% Chardonnay hillside vines planted in 7 parcels of the Cramant terroir classified as Grand Cru, with many vines aged 60 years or more, low yields, soil made up of a fine layer of earth on a chalk base, general east-south-east exposure.
Hand harvested. Blanc de Blancs 100% harvest 2013. Vinification in oak barrels. No malolactic fermentation or filtration. Bottled in 2014, then aged on the lees for 8 years in the cellars. Disgorged in January 2022.
Dosage: 3 g/l (Extra-Brut)

Temperature:

Serve between 8 and 10°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Aperitif with a fine Comté cheese, shellfish, scallops a la plancha, sole meunière with beurre blanc, oven-roasted poultry.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2030, and even longer for enthusiasts.

Based in the Côte des Blancs, mainly in Cramant and Cuis, the Diebolt-Vallois Champagne house crafts an inspired range, full of elegance and energy, logically dominated by the Chardonnay grape.

A secret address known only to seasoned connoisseurs, who find here models of graceful, firm champagnes with excellent aging potential, such as the Fleur de Passion wine, vinified in barrels.

A benchmark for silky, refined cuvées of great serenity, which will delight lovers of champagnes geared to aging and aromatic blossoming.