NV Geoffroy “Expression” 1er Cru Brut, Champagne, France - 1.5L MAG

ABOUT THIS WINE

An organic champagne made from 35% Pinot Meunier, 35% Pinot Noir, 30% Chardonnay from Cumières Premier Cru and Hautvillers Premier Cru. 50% from 2021 and 50% perpetual reserve from 1970-2019. No partial malolactic fermented and aged in enamel tanks and neutral barrels with the reserve wine being aged in concrete tanks. Aged 30 months on the lees with a 3g/L dosage. Fresh and delicately fragrant with brioche, white flowers, and red fruit. The palate is inviting and dry, with a nice backbone of acidity. Polished and creamy texture.

ABOUT THIS PRODUCER

The Geoffroy family have been winemakers since the seventeenth century and the property has stayed in the family for almost 400 years, uninterrupted. In addition to prime parcels in Cumières, the family has holdings in Damery, Hautvillers, and Dizy. Geoffroy’s vines average about 20 years of age, and the oldest are from 1926. Viticulture is described as lutte intégrée, or “integrated pest control”—it is heavily aimed at sustainability, eschewing all chemical weedkillers and employing methods such as the planting of cover crops, tilling of the soil and the encouraged habitation of predatory insects to combat vine pests.