2015 Dehours Millésime Extra-Brut, Champagne, France

Pretty with a sweet umami note of shitake broth red plum and red flowers. The palate is medium-bodied but powerful in its attack with wildflowers herbs and juicy citrus. It has a soft stony feel and a bit of bitter citrus on the finish.

$108.99
$108.99

ABOUT THIS WINE

70% Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir from the villages of Port à Bison, Les Gréves (Meunier), Maisoncelle (Pinot Noir) in Vallée de la Marne. This wine does see malo, is aged in stainless steel, and sees 70 months on lees.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Dehours was founded by Jérôme’s grandfather Ludovic in 1930. It was Jérôme’s father Robert who developed the estate and began a new activity of trading in grapes. Jérôme knew that he wanted to be a grower, studying first in Beaune and then at the viticultural school in Avize. Tragically, his father Robert passed away suddenly at the age of 50, in 1987. Jérôme was just 21 years old and was not ready to take on the responsibility of the domaine.

Jérôme Dehours farms 42 different vineyards in three distinct villages on the southern side of the Marne River. Jérôme’s 14.5 hectares are split between the villages of Mareuil-la-Port, Oeuilly, Cerseuil and Troissy, in this quiet corner of the Marne. This area is just south of the Marne river at Châtillon-sur-Marne and Cuisles, where Cédric Moussé produces his exquisite wines. This area, the Vallée de Flagot, is named for the small river which has carved out a winding valley called Le Flagot, to meet the Marne River.

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Grape(s) Meunier, Pinot Noir
Farming Organic