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2012 Champagne Crété Chamberlin, Quintile, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut Nature

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Ready, but will keep
Product: 20128072690
2012 Champagne Crété Chamberlin, Quintile, Blanc de Blancs, Grand Cru, Brut Nature

Description

An outstanding Grand Cru Champagne from one of the most celebrated vintages in recent history. Production is a meagre 244 cases, grown from 3 small plots planted from 1963-1987and the bottles have spent over 10 years on lees.

Despite the age, this is a vibrant and incredibly precise expression of Chardonnay, with rich bursts of apple tartlets and delicate white flowers on the nose, and a graceful effervescence on the palate. With zero dosage added, you can taste every nuance of the complexities Chardonnay can offer, framed by a slightly saline note and a minerality reminiscent of crushed limestone.

Mouth-wateringly delicious, enjoy this now until 2030.

Katie Merry, Assistant Buyer, Berry Bros. & Rudd (September 2023)

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2012
Alcohol % 12
Maturity Ready, but will keep
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Champagne Crété Chamberlin

About this wine

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Champagne Crété Chamberlin

Champagne Crété Chamberlin is a family winery, spearheaded by the brother-sister collaboration of Mathieu and Blandine Crété. Their beautifully artisanal wines are an excellent opportunity to explore what the Côtes des Blancs can offer.
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