Charlot Tanneux & Vincent Charlot
Elia 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut – Millésime 2017
Wine type
Champagne / Dry
Grapes
100% Chardonnay
Appellation
AOC Champagne
Production area
Champagne
Cellaring
1-15 years
Serving temp.
12° C
Alcohol content
12.7 % Vol.
Bottle size
750 ml
Colour
Pale straw
Fragrance
Fresh, intense and complex. The nose mixes spring flowers with a hint of almond.
Taste
The palate reveals a wine of character, both vinous, fresh, fruity and long, where we find the almond. Very beautiful wine.
Pairing
Crustaceans. Fatty fish. Pork.
Vinification
The wine ferments spontaneously in neutral barrels & rests in barrels on fine lees for about 11 months. It’s then bottled and aged on lees for at least 42 months for the secondary fermentation (foaming). After disgorgement, dosage of 4g/l (extra brut).
