Champagne Forget Brimont Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru NV 1.5 Litre Magnum

Description

Champagne Forget Brimont Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru NV presented in a 1.5 Litre Magnum which is perfect for serving a crowd and great for cellaring. A Blanc de Blancs is a Champagne made from just white grapes. In Champagne, this means that it is 100% Chardonnay. It is a fresh, elegant and lively style of Champagne, perfect as an aperitif.

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 their 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 a blend 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 grapes for the Champagne Forget Brimont Blanc de Blancs 1er Cru are sourced from some of the finest Chardonnay-producing villages of the region including Chigny les Roses, Ludes, Sermiers and Mailly. The grapes are manually harvested followed by whole bunch pressing, alcoholic fermentation at 17C and malolactic fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The Champagne then undergoes a period of ageing in traditional chalk cellars of at least 30 months. The wines are left to rest an additional two months after dosage.

Champagne Forget-Brimont 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs is 100% Chardonnay with a dosage (normally) of 9 g/L.

Also available in 75cl bottles.