Champagne Michel Gonet - Champagne - Les 3 Terroirs - Extra Brut - Blanc de Blancs - 2017

Wine:

From the terroirs of Vindey, Montgueux and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, cellar-aged for 7 years on laths, the 2017 Les 3 Terroirs Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut Champagne offers a palate feel worthy of the greatest Champagne houses. It is marked by beautiful aromas of ripe chardonnay, with intense lemony aromas. The palate is highly complex, invigorating, and fresh, with a hint of acidity and a slightly musky finish. All in all, a beautifully complex bottle. A Selection Committee Favorite rated 95+/100.

Vinification:

Hand-harvested, fermented at low temperature, no malolactic fermentation and aged for a minimum of 5 years on lath in the cellars.
Extra-Brut dosage: 5g/l.

Color:

Light straw with very delicate bubbles.

Nose:

Very intense lemon aromas.

Palate:

Fresh and invigorating, this wine is highly complex and very acidic, with a slightly musky finish.

Temperature:

Serve between 8 and 10°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Aperitifs, gourmet cuisine, seafood platters.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2027

Based in Avize, in the heart of the Côte des Blancs region, the Michel Gonet family-run Champagne house is an established name, expertly crafting champagnes of great purity, with Chardonnay as the dominant grape variety. 

With their 2017, a very fresh vintage, the House has achieved a new feat of brilliance: a non-dosed champagne, aged seven years on slats, offering a touch of palate equal to that of the greatest houses.