Champagne René Jolly Blanc de Blancs Brut NV

This champagne is pale yellow in colour with aromas of white flowers and toasted bread, in harmony with a long and delicate palate

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Viticulture

30 % of our vineyards are planted with Chardonnay. This grape variety needs a lot of care. During the winter pruning is difficult, we select carefully the very best buds for each new harvest. As the Chardonnay needs a specific climate in spring, with no
frost, we select the best places to grow it. The quality of the Champagnes will depend on the exposure to the sun, a slow but complete ripening will give a fine and complex wine.

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Vinification

The harvest lasts 10 days in September. The grapes are hand picked and pressed on a Coquard press,made in Reims. Our system is unique in the Champagne area. After 2 to 4 years of ageing (of which a portion is done in oak barrels) the mature wines are
blended with younger wines to produce the authentic René Jolly Champagnes. We use 300 litre oak barrels and the quality of the wood is of the utmost importance. The actual oak comes from a neighbouring village, it is fine grained and the barrels are gently toasted. The blends will use 3 or 4 different vintages to keep and maintain the taste and the quality of our champagnes year after year. Ageing can take between 3 and 9 years in the cool, quiet and dark conditions of our old vaulted cellars from the 18th century. Dégorgement à la volée - an ancient and extremely technical manual method – permits the liquid containing the deposit to be discharged. Then the final liqueur is added.

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Recommendation

This champagne is the perfect aperitif wine when served with seafood canapes