Fresne Ducret Pierre & Prosper 1er Cru Brut - NV (750ml)

Importer's Notes:

“Pierre & Prosper” is an homage to Prosper Fresne, founder of Fresne Ducret and Pierre’s great grandfather. The blend is 60% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier from the parcels “Le Mont Teigneux”, “Le Mont Lignat” and “Les Barbaries” all of which are on calcareous clay soils. The base wine is 2010, with 5% reserve wines from 2009. Only the “cuvée” part of the pressed juice is used for this cuvée. Vinification is in stainless steel tanks, with 30% of the wine aged in acacia barrels and another 20% aged in oak barrels for 6 months. There is partial malo-lactic fermentation (it is blocked on the Chardonnays). The wine is then blended and bottled with a cork closure rather than the typical cap. This expensive and time-consuming practice allows some micro-oxygenation to take place during the long period of maturation. The champagne is aged sur lattes for a minimum of 10 years and finished with and disgorged with a dosage of 4.5g. It is produced in batches of no more than 2000 bottles per year, every numbered bottle is hand-riddled, hand-disgorged, and tied with hessian twine in the traditional manner before being sealed with the Fresne Ducret monogram.