Gaston Chiquet Champagne Brut Cuvee De Reserve Premier Cru 750 ML

A blend of 40% Pinot Meunier, 35% Chardonnay, and 25% Pinot Noir, with the base wine made from different parcels and vintages. Sourced from vineyards around the villages of Hautvillers, Dizy and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ. The soils are clay and limestone on belemnita quadrata chalk. This variety of chalk stores and radiates solar heat, maximizes drainage of excess water and retains humidity in summer. It stores the principal minerals that give the grapes their high ester content. The wine undergoes primary fermentation and maloactic fermentation in tank, with 5 years of bottle aging.