Pascal Doquet
Champagne | Côte des Blancs | Vertus
With holdings of old vines in some of the greatest terroirs in the Cote des Blancs, Pascal Doquet has emerged over the last decade or so as one of the premier vignerons in Champagne. He originally took over his family estate Doquet-Jeanmaire in 1995 and after his father retired, Pascal established his eponymous domaine in 2004. Today he farms just under 9 hectares of vines including prime parcels in Le Mésnil-sur-Oger, Vertus, and Le Mont Aimé.
Pascal Doquet Mont Aimé "Coeur de Terroir" Brut 2009
The Mont Aimé lieu-dit is east of Vertus and faces due south. Even so, it is a cooler microclimate than Pascal’s parcels in Le Mesnil and Vertus and ripening here can happen a week later. Previous vintages were fermented in tank to support the racy, linear style of the wine, but as things evolve, Pascal now ferments roughly half in neutral barrel and half in enamel lined stainless steel tanks, which brings out a cool blueberry and smoky characteristic common to flinty, silex soils.
- 2009
- Chardonnay
- Premier Cru
- France
- Champagne
- Côte des Blancs
- Conversion Organic by Ecocert
- Mont Aimé
- Silex over Cretaceous chalk
- 6 months on lees, 68% vinified in old oak and 42% enameled steel tanks
- 68% vinified in old oak and 42% enameled steel tanks
- 0.0
- 750 ml
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