Hubert Soreau
Champagne | Vallée de la Marne | Epernay
Hubert was born in the far north of France, in the town of Maubeuge, on the border of Belgium. His family moved to Champagne, in a house across from Le Clos l’Abbé, where the site essentially served as his back yard. His parents were able to purchase a small parcel in 1993 and Hubert added to that original holding with another purchase in 2003. He never uses pesticides or herbicides and he picks late in the season with an average ripeness of 11° Baumé. Fermentation takes place in both used barriques and neutral 300L Hautvillers oak barrels and is finished with minimal dosage.
Hubert Soreau 2011 "Le Clos l'Abbé" Brut-Nature
The 2011 bottling is being released this year and the 2010 will be released later. We do not yet know when. Hubert is even considering releasing the 2012 before the 2010, since the 2010 is so tight at the moment. From a parcel of old chardonnay vines located on the border of Epernay and the Côtes des Blancs, the fruit is picked by hand and vinified and aged in neutral 300L barrels harvested from the nearby Hautvillers forest. After 6 years of aging sur-latte, it was disgorged and bottled with minimal dosage. Aromatically, the wine resonates with white fruits, citrus, and a clear, stony, mineral edge. On the palate, the wine is taught, balancing rich texture with electric acidity which gives the wine a feeling of power and weightlessness. Soreau’s 2011 is delicious, and it will be allocated this year like it has been in the past.
- 2011
- Chardonnay
- France
- Champagne
- Côte des Blancs
- Organic
- Le Clos l'Abbé
- Cretaceous chalk, clay, silt
- 78 months in bottle
- Neutral barrel
- 1.1
- Summer 2018
- 750 ml
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