Tarlant | Champagne | L’Enclume, Brut Nature | 2011 | 750ml

Beschreibung

Product description for Tarlant L’Enclume, Brut Nature 2011

Information from the winery

L’ENCLUME Chardonnay sur Silex
TERROIR
× LIEU-DIT “L’Enclume”
× SUBSOILS Flinstone on limestone
× VILLAGE Œuilly, Vallée de la Marne
× SLOPE 15% with an East exposure, over the Marne river
× ALTITUDE 135 meters
× VINE AGE Massal selection planted from 1977 by Denise and Geo Tarlant; and Micheline and Jean-Mary Tarlant, 10th and 11th generations.
× FARMING Minimum soil disturbance, shallow ploughing under the rows and natural grass cover in between the rows. Herbotherapy treatments, Chablis pruning with Poussard method. Green manure or organic fertilizers.
× VINTAGE CLIMATE 2011 was a turbulent year. The spring was so dry that it led to an early harvest, even though the summer throughout July and August, was extremely cool!
× VARIETY 100% Chardonnay
WINE
× HARVEST August 30, 2011
× TRADITIONAL VINIFICATION Slow press by gravity, spontaneous fermentation and 6 months on the lees in Burgundian oak barrels. No malolactic fermentation. No fining.
× BOTTLING 2 May 2012
× DISGORGING 6 June 2022, 10 years aging on lees in bottle
× DOSAGE 0 g/L Brut Nature
× PRODUCTION 1900 bottles

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Vinous

Score: 92

The NV (2011) Brut Nature L’Enclume is 100% Chardonnay from vines in Oeuilly that spent ten years on the lees. Rich and layered in the glass, the 2011 is pretty impressive. There are some of the savory/vegetal notes that are a signature of the year, but here, they are a strand in the wine’s fabric rather than a dominant characteristic. I suspect long aging has helped smooth the edges. This is an impressive wine for the year. Disgorged: June 6, 2022.
— Antonio Galloni
Drinking window: 2024 – 2030
Review date: Mar 2024

Producer website: http://www.tarlant.com/