Dorien No. 45 Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut Nature | Champagne by Stéphane Regnault | fatcork
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Dorien No. 45 Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut Nature

Stéphane Regnault

$128

This cuvée highlights grapes from a specific plot (“lieu-dit” in French) called Hautes Mottes. Two-thirds of the juice ages in steel vats and one-third ages in second-hand Burgundy barrels. Then, once it is blended, the Champagne ages sur lie for more than four years before disgorgement. This plot is known for its structured topsoil, pure compact chalk and clover-based grass cover. 

See: Pale blond with elegant bubbles 

Smell: Lemon zest, hyacinth petals and dusty chalk

Taste: Meyer lemon and green apple skin with salty sea air, stoney minerality and sweet, fragrant florals. Delicate, fresh and structured. 

Pair: This Champagne goes swimmingly with sashimi or shucked oysters and a squeeze of lemon. It is also a perfect counterpoint to fried chicken, soft scrambled eggs with a dollop of caviar, or buttery-crusted quiche Lorraine.

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Village:
Le Mesnil-sur-Oger 

Region: Côtes des Blancs

Vintage: Base vintage 2016

Varietal: 100% chardonnay

Disgorgement: March 2022

Dosage: 1 g/l

Renaissance man Stéphane Regnault enjoyed careers as both an aerospace engineer and a sommelier before taking over the family land in 2007. He is the first in his family to make Champagne from the grapes grown on their 4 hectares of certified organic and biodynamic vineyards in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger on the Côtes des Blancs. A jazz musician at heart, Stéphane applies a kind of polyrhythmic method to his craft by creating his trio of plot-specific cuvées with a perpetual réserve from the previous vintage, beginning with his first in 2014.

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