2018 Tellier 'Les Massales' Extra Brut Millesime Champagne, France Chartogne-Taillet John Bone-Jolly Gamay Noir

John Bone-Jolly Gamay Noir

near the Mediterranean

Fermented in neutral oak barrels and sur lie aged with no batonnage for 9 months

Balancing the refreshing acidity and secondary notes with crunchy yellow and green fruit

After 3 weeks post-press

2018 Tellier 'Les Massales' Extra Brut Millesime Champagne, France Chartogne-Taillet John Bone-Jolly Gamay NoirSOIL: Dominated by chalk and flint VITICULTURE: Practicing organic; manual harvest and stringent grape selection VINIFICATION: Direct press and selection of the first juices; cold settling for 12 to 24 hours without enzymes, then the juice is put into barrels; fermentation in barrels, demi muids and foudres. AGING: 8 months oak aging with partial malolactic fermentation; minimum 40 months of ageing in bottles and minimum 3 months after disgorgement,