Tarlant | Champagne | Argilité, Brut Nature | 2015 | 750ml

Description

Product description for Tarlant Argilité, Brut Nature 2015

Information from the winery

Argilité – Champagne en Amphore
TERROIR
× SINGLE VINEYARD “notre dame”
× SOIL TYPE Hard limestone (lignite) from Lutetian
× LOCATION Celles-lès-Condé, Marne Valley
× TOPOGRAPHY Vineyard with a 20% slope, facing south, formed by the confluence of the Surmelin and Dhuys rivers
× ALTITUDE 120 meters
× AGE OF THE VINES Selection Massale, planted in 1987 by Maurice Boiselle, Jean-Mary and Micheline Tarlant
× VITIVIZATION Minimal disturbance of the soil structure, natural grass cover between the rows, light ploughing under the vines. Plant study, application of herbal therapy. Gentle pruning according to the Poussard method. Natural green manure.
× GRAPE VARIETIES: 50% Chardonnay, 50% Meunier.
WINE
× HARVEST September 16, 2015.
× VINIFICATION IN AMPHORA. Gentle gravity pressing. First spontaneous fermentation in terracotta amphorae and aging on the fine lees for 10 months. No malolactic fermentation, no filtration, no fining.
× BOTTLING July 24, 2016
× DISGORGED July 2021, aged on fine lees for 5 years in the bottle
× DOSAGE 0 g/L Brut Nature
× PRODUCTION 900 bottles

About the wine

The “Argilité” cuvée is a blend of 50% Chardonnay and 50% Meunier from the Notre Dame vineyard in Celles-les-Condé in the Marne Valley with Calcaires du Lutétien, i.e. limestone from the Paris Basin, mixed with clay. The vineyard has a slope of 20%. The harvest took place on September 16, 2015. The pressed base wine fermented spontaneously in Georgian amphora, where the wine was also aged until bottling on July 24, 2016. Dégorgement took place in July 2021. The dosage is zero grams.

Colour

Light golden yellow; fine, very clear mousse.

Nose

The “Argilité” 2015 initially exudes a scent of damp stone. Petrichor is the key word here. Then green and yellow citrus fruit with crushed stone, herbs, and a hint of smoke emerge. As the air increases, notes of hemp, chamomile, and apple and orange peel emerge.

Palate

On the palate, the charming ripe fruit of the Meunier reveals itself in combination with the citrus notes, the special tension, and the grip that the aging in amphora has given the champagne. The texture is certainly the most striking feature of this champagne, which displays good depth and length, finally finishing with a creamy citrus note and mineral tension.

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