Yann Alexandre
Champagne | Montagne de Reims | Courmas
Yann Alexandre and his wife, Séverine, share a passion for horticulture that directly informs their viticulture. “We grow the vineyard like a garden,” Yann explains. This is a high bar for two farmers working 6.3 hectares spread over 28 plots in nine villages. But is also essential to their philosophy: “I always try to put forward the characteristics of each plot of land and to reach perfect grape maturity and health.” Yann declares his aim is “as natural a Champagne as possible,” made from vital grapes, with minimal added sulfites, up to seven years lees aging, hand riddling and disgorgement, and “no detail left to chance.”
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Yann Alexandre Grande Réserve 1er Cru
This cuvée is assembled from 4 select parcels in the 1er Cru villages of Coulommes-la-Montagne, Villedommange and Vrigny. The terroir imprint here is more calcareous than the Brut Noir which includes terroirs with more sand. Composed of 45% pinot noir, 45% chardonnay and 10% pinot meunier, the wine is fermented in 80% stainless and 20% neutral oak. After 3-m months of elevage the vintage wine is blended with 40% reserve wine and aged en tirage for 7 years.
- N.V.
- Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
- France
- Champagne
- Montagne de Reims
- Certified Sustainable by OCACIA
- From 4 parcels in Coulommes-la-Montagne, Villedommange and Vrigny: Saint-Lié, Les Marmanjons, Maupas and Les Dalligants
- Calcareous, silt and calcareaous-clay with white stones
- 4 months in stainless and oak
- Stainless and barrel
- 60% 2014, 40% Reserve wine
- 6.0
- 6.0
- 750 ml
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