Description

Culture: Champagne Viellard-Millot is a family business, in its 6th generation, with its vineyards close to the village of Ambonnay.
The properties extend over 2.23 ha, made up of 9 parcels, cared for with rational viticulture logic and without the use of insecticides. The vinification and sparkling winemaking are carried out at the Center Vinicole d'Ambonnay and all the cuvées elaborated are marked with the Grand Cru denomination, reserving an extraordinary quality thanks to patience and respect for tradition. 2012 vintage: despite a difficult year (frost, rain, hail, water stress), we benefited from a beautiful hot and dry summer which allowed good maturity. The low yield and the quality of the grapes harvested gave this vintage an intense character.

In the cellar: manual harvest, fermentation in stainless steel with thermoregulation, use of selected yeasts; malolactic conversion carried out and left on the yeasts for at least 7 years before disgorgement.

Characteristics: golden yellow in color with yellow-green reflections and fine, lively bubbles on the nose immediately evokes hints of peach, candied lemon, acacia honey, to then leave room for notes of plum, apple, candied pear and cherry with iodized nuances . On the palate it is fresh, fruity, tasty and creamy, with a beautiful citrine acidity and an iodine minerality and great persistence.

Pairings: excellent with seafood preparations, from grilled fish to a fish soup and to try with a nice risotto with green asparagus.

Service: 9 °C

Name: MILLESIME 2012 GRAND CRU
Vintage: 2012
Type: RC
Region: CHAMPAGNE/Montagne de Reims/Ambonnay
Denomination: CHAMPAGNE GRAND CRU
Colour: WHITE Grape variety
: 80% PINOT NOIR, 20% CHARDONNAY
Dosage: 8 g/l
Sizes: 750 ml