The 2018 Blanc de noirs Extra brut from Philipponnat is a Champagne that showcases the house's expertise in blending and vinifying Pinot Noir. This cuvée, made exclusively from the best vintages, is built around the great terroirs of Mareuil-sur-Ay and Ay. It is the fruit of a rigorous selection of the year's best wines, offering a powerful, vinous profile while retaining great elegance and freshness.
In vinification, Champagne benefits from traditional fermentation, avoiding premature oxidation, with partial malolactic fermentation for tank wines. Wines aged in wood are vinified without malolactic fermentation. The dosage Extra-Brut (4.25 g/l) is chosen to balance freshness and vinosity while preserving the wine's purity.
Prolonged aging for 5 to 7 years on lees gives the wine its complexity, revealing Secondary and tertiary aromas typical of this maturation.
On tasting, La robe presents an intense gold color, slightly tinged with pink reflections, characteristic of Pinot Noir. The nose reveals floral aromas of violets and acacia flowers, evolving towards fruity notes of strawberries, apricots and morello cherries.
On the palate, the attack is full and greedy, with flavors of wild berries, followed by a fresh, elegant finish, marked by spicy touches of licorice and aniseed.
This Blanc de noirs Extra-Brut 2018 goes perfectly with refined dishes such as chicken tagine with apricots and almonds or terrines and foie gras. Serve at around 8-9°C as an aperitif and 10-12°C with a meal. It can be cellared for at least five years, or even longer in good conditions.
