Lilyale Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Brut Zero – NV

Grand Cur vineyards in villages Cramant, Avisé and Oger. The purity, minerality and freshness of the chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs.

• Soils: Calcareous clay
• Vine age: average 35 years
• 100% tillage

Pale golden colour with intense glints of emerald green. Fine and lively effervescence; lasting beads of bubbles. The aromas are elegant and expressive with a floral and springlike tone. Notes of lime blossom, mint and freshly mown grass develop, which evolve to white fruit and fresh Mirabelle plum. The scent of Viennese pastries and brioche fill the senses. The palate is full and with a rich attack. Firm and powerful. Dense in the evolution phase with lively lemon flavors, complimented by minerality and hints of wild citrus fruits. It’s the purity, and elegance of the chardonnay grand cru of the Côte des Blancs. Elegant and expressive.

100% Chardonnay; vine age – 30 year average in 2020; grown in villages of Avizé, Oger and Cramant on soils of calcareous and clay; fermented in stainless steel vats at 60°F; no malolactic fermentation; aged in bottle at 51ºF for 3 years.

• 100% Chardonnay Grand Cru, 100% cuvée (first press juice)
• Alcohol: 12%
• No dosage
• Cold settling at 39°F for 72 hours then alcoholic fermentation at 60°F
• Vinification in stainless steel vats for 6 – 8 months
• Aged on racks for 3 years at 51ºF controlled temperature

Lilyale means a very pure white, very clear. It also takes the concept of chardonnay which is a white grape.