Champagne Philipponnat - Royale reserve undosed 2011 harvest

Champagne Philipponnat - Royale Réserve Non Dosé 2011 harvest, disgorging September 2015

Please note this is not a Vintage Champagne!

Presentation of the domain:

Founded in 1910, the Philipponnat champagne house is located in Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, a village classified as a Grand Cru in Champagne. For over 100 years, it has been dedicated to producing exceptional champagnes, in keeping with the Champagne tradition.

Philipponnat was the first House to indicate on its bottles the dominant year used in the composition of each of its vintages, its dosage (here, "non-dosé") and its disgorging date.

Presentation of the vintage:

This vintage is made from a blend of Pinot Noir (65%), Chardonnay (30%) and Pinot Meunier (5%), mainly from 1er cru and grand cru plots. In addition to this first press, the vintage of which is indicated on each bottle, there are 20 to 30% reserve wines managed in solera and aged in wood to incorporate old wines without losing their freshness.

Traditional vinification avoiding premature oxidation. Partial malolactic fermentation and aging in barrels (30%) of reserve wines to allow the aromas to gain complexity. No dosage (0 g/l) so as not to mask the character of the wine and its purity.

Aged on lees in the Maison’s cellars at a constant temperature of 12°C for three years, much longer than the legal minimum of fifteen months.

Tasting advice:

The total absence of sugar allows all the constitutive qualities of the wine to shine through in this vintage, and offers a subtle alliance between aromatic precision (lemon notes, orange zest), minerality and vinosity. It is an aperitif wine full of freshness that goes perfectly with raw fish and seafood, and magnifies Japanese cuisine.

WUAT Notes:

As we are slightly neurotic, we consider that vintages from different harvests or disgorged on different dates are not at all the same. You can therefore choose between these different versions and possibly compare them.

Find all this information on the official website of the Philipponnat house