Champagne Forget Brimont Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Brut NV

Description

Champagne Forget Brimont Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru is a Brut (dry) non-vintage Champagne made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes from only Grand Cru rated vineyards.

Champagne Forget Brimont is a small Champagne producer located in Craon de Ludes. 6th Generation Champenoise Michel Forget is the current owner and winemaker. The estate can trace its origins back to the early 19th century when his ancestor, Louis, first planted vineyards in the area. The Champagne Forget Brimont brand was established in 1920 by another relative, Eugène. The company owns 15 hectares of vineyards in the Montagne de Reims with Grand Cru vineyards at Mailly Champagne and Verzenay, and Premier Cru vineyards at Chigny-Les-Roses, Ludes and Villers-Allerand. Pinot Noir is the most planted grape variety. Although Champagne Forget Brimont own vineyards, they also buy grapes from other local growers, so they are classified as a Négociant Manipulant (NM) producer.

Champagne Forget Brimont’s Cellars are dug out of the chalky soils (that Champagne is famous for) to a depth of 15 metres. This means that the cellars are at a constant temperature of 10.5C in both summer and winter, the optimum ageing conditions for Champagne. The non-vintage Champagnes are blended of three different vintages of wine (allowing them to maintain a house style) and are aged a minimum of two years before release. Brimont’s Vintage Champagnes are aged between three and ten years before release. This ensures that the Champagnes arrive at perfect maturity for immediate drinking, although they can also be cellared for longer if required. 

The 100% Chardonnay grapes for the Champagne Forget Brimont Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru are sourced from the some of finest vineyards in the Cote des Blancs from the villages of Avize, Mesnil-sur-Oger and Oge; all of which are highly regarded for Chardonnay production. The grapes are harvested by hand followed by whole bunch pressing, alcoholic fermentation at 17C and malolactic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The Champagne is then aged in the traditional chalk cellars for at least 30 months. The wine is then left to rest for an additional 6 to 12 months after dosage before the wines are shipped.

Between 40 and 50% of reserve wines are used in the cuvée to ensure consistency.

The dosage for Champagne Forget Brimont Grand Reserve Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru is 7 g/L.