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Chartogne-Taillet Les Couarres 2020 (Disg. May 2025)

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Chartogne-Taillet Les Couarres 2020 (Disg. May 2025)
Producer Chartogne-Taillet
Region, Country Champagne, France
Bottle Size 750ml
Product Code 25658-750

60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir. This is one of Alexandre’s single-vineyard Champagnes, sourced from Les Couarres in Merfy. It’s a gently sloping, south-facing site, rich in tuffeau and clay. Alexandre farms just under four hectares of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The wine is famed for its round texture framed by fresh acidity, as well as its ability to age. Alexandre refers to wines from Les Couarres as “the laziest”; they call for simplicity in the cellar. From the moment it’s pressed, and throughout its maturation in used barriques and concrete eggs, the wine is protected from oxygen. The oldest vines here are now well over 50 years. The dosage is 2.5 g/L. 

Chartogne-Taillet Les Couarres 2020 (Disg. May 2025)

Reviews

“Issuing from the single-vineyard site of Les Couarres in Merfy, with sandy and clay-rich soils over limestone, this Chardonnay and Pinot Noir blend tends to be one of the most expressive wines in its youth.. It bursts from the glass with scents of pear, peach, almonds and spices. On the palate it is medium-bodied, textural and concentrated, though it remains bright and precise thanks to a strong vein of acidity, which distinguishes this rendition from the more gourmand and richer 2018 vintage expression.”
94 points, Kristaps Karklins, The Wine Advocate

Reviews

“Issuing from the single-vineyard site of Les Couarres in Merfy, with sandy and clay-rich soils over limestone, this Chardonnay and Pinot Noir blend tends to be one of the most expressive wines in its youth.. It bursts from the glass with scents of pear, peach, almonds and spices. On the palate it is medium-bodied, textural and concentrated, though it remains bright and precise thanks to a strong vein of acidity, which distinguishes this rendition from the more gourmand and richer 2018 vintage expression.”
94 points, Kristaps Karklins, The Wine Advocate

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