Blanc des Noirs Premier Cru Extra Brut | Champagne by Rochet-Bocart | fatcork
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Blanc des Noirs Premier Cru Extra Brut

Rochet-Bocart

$86

This elegant cuvée, a combination of pinot noir from the Grand Cru village of Verzy and from her vineyards in Vaudemange, is a lesson in patience. Mathilde waits for just the right moment to pick, when the grapes are at their most mature. After pressing the grapes, she transfers the juice into small steel tanks to promote freshness during fermentation. 

See: Brilliant, soft straw color reflections of warm amber. Fine frothy mousse.

Smell: Ripe citrus rind, crushed stone mineral notes, fresh red fruits

Taste: Fruity notes of strawberry and golden raspberry are balanced by stony minerality.  Juicy yet taut. A smooth, saline finish with remarkable length. Elegant, subtle, and awakens the senses.

Pair: Potato and chevre galette with picked tarragon and an herby, little gem salad with dried apricots, pistachio and a citrus vinaigrette.

Celebrate: Your anniversary falls on a holiday weekend this year, so you blocked your calendar and booked that cozy, lakeside campsite where you first fell in love. Cheers to new memories in magical places.

Village: Vaudemange
Region: Montagne de Reims
Vintage: 100% 2019
Varietal: 100% pinot noir
Disgorgement: June 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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