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Champagne Vilmart & Cie is a family-run Champagne house that embodies the very essence of Champagne craftsmanship and tradition.
Founded in 1890 by Désiré Vilmart, this house is located in the village of Rilly-la-Montagne, in the heart of France's Champagne region. For over a century, the Vilmart family has been committed to producing Champagnes of exceptional quality, with an emphasis on respect for the terroir and artisanal winemaking methods.
The house has remained in the family since its foundation, and the fifth generation today carries on this legacy with unwavering passion. This family continuity is essential to pRéserver the consistency and quality of Champagnes.
The vineyard covers 11 hectares, mainly located in Montagne de Reims, a region famous for its chalky soils and optimal sun exposure. These ideal vine-growing conditions enable the house to cultivate the classic grape varieties of Champagne, including Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
The grapes come mainly from estate vineyards and are carefully selected for their exceptional quality. Each vineyard parcel is vinified separately to highlight the unique characteristics of each terroir.
The house's Champagnes are the fruit of a skilful combination of different harvest years, with a predominance of vintages, meaning that each bottle is the expression of an exceptional year. This approach highlights the richness and complexity of the Champagne terroir.
After a 2017 complicated by abundant rain at the crucial harvest time, the 2018 vintage appeared to be a haven of peace for Champagne winemakers: a sunny harvest and an abundant, very healthy crop. 2018 could have been a very great vintage, but the density of most wines will be weakened by abundant yields, particularly for Chardonnay. The Champagnes made from Pinot Noir will be more structured, thanks to the grape variety's own qualities. It's also worth noting that the year was favorable for Meunier, which will give pretty, gourmet Champagnes.
As for the Grand Cellier d'Or 2018 cuvée, it's a blend of 20% Pinot Noir and 80% Chardonnay from fifty-year-old Rilly La Montagne vines in Premier Cru. Vinification takes place in 228 L oak barrels, without malolactic fermentation, and the wines remain there for a further ten months. After bottling, they will age for 5 to 6 years on fine lees, before receiving a dosage of 7 g/L after disgorging.
La robe is lemon yellow with golden highlights. The nose is generous on black fruits, cherry and blackcurrant, blood orange too, as well as anise and eucalyptus for freshness. Warmer notes of cookie, cinnamon and passion fruit follow. The palate is creamy, with fresh butter, custard and candied pineapple. We finish on minerality and a tangy hint of pink grapefruit.
This Grand Cellier d'Or 2018 will make the perfect pairing with langoustines a la plancha and Espelette chilli or capon paupiettes.
