Champagne Blanc de Blancs package with 6 bottles

This package holds six Blanc de Blancs from six family-run houses, and no two bottles come from the same village. They come from Oger in the Côte des Blancs, Bassuet in the Coteaux Vitryats, Courmas in the Petite Montagne de Reims and three spots in the Vallée de la Marne. Five bottles are 100% Chardonnay, and the sixth adds a dash of Petit Meslier, an old variety that is rarely planted today.

Line them up and you taste how many sides Chardonnay has: chalk against clay, stainless steel against oak, a young harvest against a reserve wine topped up since 2002. One bottle deliberately skips malolactic fermentation and stays taut as a result. With this package you can explore for yourself, and it also makes a lovely gift.

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  Champagne Henry de Vaugency Tradition
  100% Chardonnay from Oger, Grand Cru in the Côte des Blancs, from vines averaging fifty years old. Made entirely in stainless steel with full malolactic fermentation: airy and fruity, with apple, pear and white flowers.
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  Champagne Bolieu Fleur de Craie
  100% Chardonnay from the old Turonian chalk of Bassuet, in the small Coteaux Vitryats. A 2016 base with 30% reserve wine topped up since 2002, full malolactic fermentation and 6.5 grams of dosage: creamy, with brioche and hazelnut.
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  Champagne Simon Rion Blanc de Blancs 2022
  100% Chardonnay from Courmas, on silt and clay. Hand-harvested and unfiltered, with full malolactic fermentation that rounds off the naturally high acidity of the Petite Montagne. 2022 was a sunny year, which gives a full, generous wine.
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  Champagne William Saintot Blanc de Blancs
  88% Chardonnay and 12% Petit Meslier from Avenay Val d'Or and Bisseuil, Premier Cru in the Grande Vallée de la Marne, all from the 2022 harvest. 80% in oak barrels and without malolactic fermentation, with 2 grams of dosage: taut and vertical, with breadth from the wood.
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  Champagne Liébart-Régnier Blancs de Blanche 2022
  100% Chardonnay from Vauciennes in the Vallée de la Marne, on clay and limestone. Stainless steel, twenty months on the lees and full malolactic fermentation: creamy and approachable, with white blossom and ripe citrus.
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  Champagne La Villesenière Les Cuteries 2017
  100% Chardonnay from the Les Cuteries plot in Boursault, where a thin layer of clay lies over chalk. Made entirely in oak, with full malolactic fermentation and 3 grams of dosage: rich and creamy, with ripe pear and roasted almond.