Millésime 2009 Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut

See: Resplendent gold with copper reflections and a gentle halo of fine mousse

Smell: Dried apricots, fallen orchard fruit, walnut husk and candied citrus rind

Taste: White peach, yellow apple and citrus pith complemented by hints of hazelnut and sweet musk. Beautiful freshness and minerality with waves of bodacious body and boastful acidity capped off by a long, dry finish.

Pair: Pour this bottle with wood-fired white pizza, oysters Rockefeller or crispy kettle potato chips straight out of the bag.

Celebrate: It’s been five years since you moved to town, and time’s gone by in a blur. But somehow here you are with the best community of friends and neighbors, a long list of your favorite restaurants and watering holes and a life more wonderful than you could have imagined when you packed up and moved across the country all those years ago. 

Village: Vaudemange
Region: Montagne de Reims
Vintage: 100% 2009
Varietal: 100% chardonnay
Disgorgement: July 2023
Dosage: 1 g/l

For Mathilde Devarenne of Rochet-Bocart, Champagne is more than her life’s work; it’s her legacy. The family domaine was founded in 1956 by her grandparents Jacques Rochet and Claudette Bocart in Vaudemange, a small village at the southern border of Montagne de Reims. At eight years old, Mathilde began helping in the tank room, and soon she impressed her elders with her ability to discern between grapes grown in each of the family plots simply by tasting them. Mathilde assumed her role as head vigneron at Rochet-Bocart in 2015, she now tends grapes from the same land just as her uncle Michel did before her and as her grandparents did before him.  

Guided by the wealth of wisdom passed down through the generations, Mathilde maintains many of the domaine’s time-honored traditions, but she has also added some new techniques and personal touches that make the label authentically her own. From biodynamic methods in the vineyards to blocking malolactic fermentation in the production house, Mathilde’s efforts produce exquisite low-dosage cuvées that are a beautiful reflection of her skill and passion.

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