Champagne Coulon 'Heri-Hodie' 1er Cru Extra Brut

This Champagne went into our wine club and it blew Chris' mind! See what he had to say here. The Coulon family has been making Champagne in Vrigny, a Premier Cru village in the northern Montagne de Reims, for nine (!) generations. Meunier has long been the signature grape here and was made famous by Egly-Ouriet's iconic Les Vignes de Vrigny, proving just how compelling the variety can be in the right hands. Coulon's bottling is drawn largely from a perpetual reserve (similar to a solera) that was started in 1995, blending many vintages together to build additional depth and complexity. The result is Champagne that somehow manages to be both laser-focused and beautifully complex or rich — it’s a push and pull on the palate, like a rollercoaster of fruit and umami.

We love it with… popcorn with parmesan & black pepper, kaffir lime leaf tarts, halibut

Type: Sparkling
Vintage: NV
Size: 750mL
ABV: 12.0%
Grape: 100% Meunier
Region: Vrigny, Montagne de Reims, Champagne, France
Vinification: Meunier from Premier Cru Villages on the Montagne de Reims located between 120 and 150 m on moderated slopes facing east. Thanecian sand. The vines are 20 to 50 years-old. Certified organic and cultivated with the principles of agroforestry. Pressing with a pneumatic Busher press of 4000 kg. Then, a short settling. No chaptalization. Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation at a low temperature with indigenous yeasts, in vats and little oak barrels. Natural malolactic fermentation. 10% of the wine ages in little oak barrels or cask (600 L) for 10 months, on lees. 90% of the reserve wine comes from a perpetual reserve of Meunier ageing in stainless steel vats since 1995. Natural clarification without fining nor filtration before bottling. 3 years of ageing in the underground cellars. Dosage 3g/L with a traditional liquor. Aged ideally for another 6 months after disgorgement then shipped.