Lallier R.018 Brut Champagne

Short Description

The blend is made up of 44% Chardonnay and 56% Pinot Noir from different Grands Crus, all classified at the top of the qualitative hierarchy of 100% champagnes: Aÿ, Verzenay, Bouzy, Ambonnay, Avize, Cramant and Oger.

The color is shiny golden.

The first nose attack is fresh fruits, citrus fruits and acacia honey with a hint of brioche bread.

The palate, at first impression, is greedy on very small red berries, quickly covered by white-fleshed fruits, thus revealing the perfectly controlled balance of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Food / wine pairing: turbot with creamy sauce or seafood, or guinea fowl with morels. Also suitable for dessert on white and yellow fruits.

The House is located in Aÿ, a winegrower’s villages since Roman era.

It was Henry IV, King of France in the 16^th century who also like to be called ‘Sir of Aÿ’, a title he really like and ensured throughout the realm clear Aÿ wine’s reputation, non sparkling at the time.

Around two centuries later, the invention of Grands Crus blending and control of sparkling production allowed for the creation of Champagne, a sparkling bottled wine. It wasn’t until the end of the 19^th century that the famous Aÿ wines took the “Champagne” designation as we know it today.

The Lallier House was founded around the same time in 1906 in Aÿ, this famous village that is classified Grand Cru since 1936. The Lallier House is managed today by Francis Tribaut, who inherited from four generation of Champagne winegrowers.

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