*New* 187 Champagne Cramant Grand Cru NV Brut Perle
Lilbert - Fils

Grape:100% Chardonnay (12% alc.)

Perle is the name for what was Crémant de Cramant, a style of champagne with 4kg of internal pressure instead of 6kg. It’s a style that produces an elegant wine with a light mousse and discreet bubbles. This is a perfect food champagne, with 5g/l dosage; it’s very expressive of the Cramant terroir, from vines up to 75 years old. For drinking now to 2014.

Technical Information
Winemaker:	Bertrand Lilbert
Location:	Cramant
Size of domaine:	3½ hectares
Grape:	100% Chardonnay (80% massale selection) 45 year old vines, 8,000 vines per hectare.
Terroir:	South/south-east facing vines in Cramant. Limestone clay topsoil (40-50cm) over cretaceous chalks.
Viticulture:	No pesticides. Uses organic fertiliser Copper and sulphur against mildew. Debuds. Doesn’t plough soil, but does allow grass to grow between vines in parcels. Hand harvest. 63hl/ha yield.
Vinification:	Pneumatic press. Allows juice to settle for 24 hours. Vinified in cuve. No chaptalisation. Malolactics completed. Elevage in cuves for 6 months. Adds only 18g/l (as opposed to 24g/l for the Brut NV) sugar for the secondary fermentation, creating a softer mousse. “Perle” what used to be called Cremant de Cramant. Blend 50% 2006, 50% 2005 (aged in cuve). Disgorged after 24 months, 5g/l dosage (made of cane sugar and their own reserve wines). 4,000 bts per year.
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exc vat: £27.19