Pommery Cuvée Louise 1989 Millésime d'Or Champagne Grand Cru

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An exceptional vintage compared at the end of the harvest to a "remarkable vintage" thanks to a very mild winter, followed by an almost summer month of March. The hot spring had allowed an early flowering, favored by a drunken summer of sun.

On the nose, we discover multiple aromas of dried fruits, hazelnuts, almost pralines combined with notes of figs
dry. Adding finesse are combined with notes of dried citrus fruits, such as lemon or jammy apricot.

The palate is exceptionally long. The still fresh finish, helped by a hint of acidity, gives the wine a tremendous boost.

Avize, Cramant and Aÿ: the Cuvée Louise originates from these 3 Grands Crus.

In 1857, the wool industry was in crisis, and Mr Pommery moved into the champagne trade to provide for his infant daughter. He died a year later in February 1858. The rest is history: the young widow Pommery took over the champagne business and led it on to success and glory.

Louise Pommery married Guy de Polignac in 1875. This Polignac branch remained owner of the House until the end of the 1980s, when the House went into the hands of various groups, to end with the Vranken group.

Pommery estate: ten years of work, started in 1868, were necessary to this masterpiece of Elizabethan style.

The superb staircase of 116 steps leads, 30 meters below ground, to a real underground cathedral. The Pommery cellars were built on ancient “crayères” dug by the Romans 2000 years ago.

Each underground gallery was named by Madame Pommery to pay tribute to her customers around the world.

The cellars currently shelter 20 million bottles, among which the House’s most ancient, rare vintages, kept in the wine museum.

The Pommery park was created in 1910 in order to bring light to the immense cellars, and Edouard Redon was the landscape architect.

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