NV Champagne Lombard Premier Cru Extra Brut, Champagne, France

ABOUT THIS WINE

All fruit is hand-harvested then aged in large oak barrels. 48 months aging in bottles on racks before disgorgement without dosage.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

Champagne Lombard is a small family owned Champagne house located in Epernay, just north of the prestigious Cotes des Blancs. Founded in 1925 by Robert Andrieu a farmer coming from Southwest of France. His son-in-law, Philippe Lombard, took over the family estate in the 1960’s. It’s now is son Thierry Lombard, who run the estate. The Lombard family owns 10 hectares of vineyards located in the Montagne
de Reims, in the Vallée de l’Ardre and in the Cote des Bars. All of the vineyards of the estate are farmed sustainably with some of them in organic conversion.

The family is also sourcing grapes from the best terroirs of Champagne among the prestigious Grand Crus of “Mesnil-sur-Oger”, “Avize”, “Cramant”, “Chouilly”, in the Cote des Blancs, “Verzenay” and “Ambonnay” in the Montagne de Reims. The “Caves” of Lombard that are stretching across two levels and adjoining streets over a 1.5 miles have been carved out of the chalk. Vineyard Specialized in Premiers and Grands crus, the Lombard family is focusing in expressing the identity of each Terroir and very low or no dosage.