Tarlant | Champagne | Coteaux Champenois Rouge, Grand Picou, Saint Agnan AOC | 2019 | 750ml

Description

Product description for Tarlant Coteaux Champenois Rouge, Grand Picou, Saint Agnan AOC 2019

Information from the winery

SAINT-AGNAN ROUGE

× Coteaux Champenois Rouge 2019 ×

TERROIR

× LIEU-DIT “Grand Picou”

× SUBSOIL Limestone and flint from the Bartonian

× VILLAGE Saint-Agnan, Vallée de la Marne

× SLOPE 12% with a South exposure, sculpted by the Surmelin river

× ALTITUDE 180 meters

× VINE AGE From our maternal grandmother Suzanne Boiselle, massive selection planted in 1982.

× FARMING Minimum soil disturbance, shallow plowing under the row and natural grass cover in the inter-rows. Herbotherapy treatments, Cordon de Royat pruning with Poussard method.

Green harvest in July. Self green manure or organic fertilizers

× VINTAGE CLIMATE Winter quite mild with moderate precipitations. Early exit of the buds in beginning April followed by three waves of frosts until May 6. Localized scalding due to the heat waves of July. August and September give a perfect maturation to the grapes, thanks to pretty night-day deviations accompanied by light rains at the right times

× VARIETY 100% Pinot Noir

WINE

× HARVEST 20 September 2019

× VINIFICATION De-stemmed harvest, native yeast, 15 days maceration in tank, gentle cap-punching, limited pumping over, infusion techniques

× MATURING 20 months on fine lees in burgundian oak-barrel

× BOTTLING Without finings, hand bottled on July 16, 2021

× PRODUCTION 1071 bottles

Information about the wine

This Coteaux Champenois is a pure Pinot Noir. It comes from the Grand Picou single vineyard in Sant-Agnan, from a vineyard belonging to her maternal grandmother. Suzanne Boiselle planted it in 1982 with a mass selection. The vineyard is situated at an altitude of 180 meters, is characterized by limestone and flint, has a slope of 12%, and faces south. The grapes were harvested on September 20, 2019. Following this, the grapes were destemmed and crushed. After spontaneous fermentation, they macerated for 15 days and then pressed. The wine was aged on the fine lees in Burgundy pièces for 20 months. Bottling took place by hand without fining on July 16, 2021. 1,071 bottles were produced.

Color

Slightly transparent cherry red.

Nose

The red Coteaux Champenois opens with a fine reduction blended with notes of dark, crisp cherries and plums, roses, earth, root vegetables, and white pepper.

Palate

On the palate, the Pinot Noir appears delicately juicy and tranquil, with dark fruit and earthy, stony, and spicy notes. The acidity becomes more agile with every second, characterizing the Grand Picou as much as the dense, extract-rich core and the grippy tannins. A wine with power and concentration, yet always clear and precise.

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Keywords: Tarlant Coteaux Champenois Rouge, Grand Picou, Saint Agnan AOC 2019 Champagne France

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