PIERRE GIMONNET & FILS CHAMPAGNE SPECIAL CLUB GRANDS TERROIR DE CHARDONNAY 750ML 2016
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PIERRE GIMONNET & FILS CHAMPAGNE SPECIAL CLUB GRANDS TERROIR DE CHARDONNAY showcases a refined flavor profile, characterized by crisp notes of green apple, citrus, and subtle floral undertones. Hailing from the prestigious Côtes des Blancs region of Champagne, this sparkling wine highlights the unique terroir of Chardonnay grapes, delivering a sophisticated benchmark of quality.
This Champagne pairs well with a variety of dishes, including fresh seafood, creamy cheeses, and light poultry options. Consider serving it alongside ceviche, scallops, or a delicate goat cheese salad to enhance the tasting experience.
Product Details
| Category | Wine |
| Color | Sparkling |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Size | 750 ML |
| Container | Bottle |
| Subdepartment | SPARKLING WINE |
Expert Reviews
This is showing fantastic aromatic complexity, exuding notes of walnut, quince, dried apricot, white cocoa and pastry. It’s creamy, sleek and layered. Very soft and fine bubbles. Long, caressing and fresh finish. Disgorged in 2023. Dosage 4,5g/L. Chardonnay from the Grand Cru villages of Cramant (58%) and Chouilly (27%) with wine from the 1er Cru village of Cuis (15%). Drink or hold.
Didier Gimonnet's main Special Club bottling is a blend of Cramant, Chouilly and Cuis Chardonnay, playing on some of the compressed sunny intensity of 2016 with juicy apricot, yellow apple and lemon syrup flavours tethered by chalky presence and a forward, voluminous palate. It shows a little more heat and punchiness than the 2014, for example, yet the gentle brightness of Cuis is still lending approachability and crispness; a vintage for medium-term ageing.
Derived from old-vine parcels scattered around Cramant, Chouilly and Cuis, Gimonnet’s 2016 Special Club Grands Terroirs de Chardonnay bursts from the glass with aromas of apple, lemon zest, hazelnut and white flowers. Medium to full-bodied and enveloping yet bright, it is less taut than the Chouilly Special Club but a bit more ample than the Cramant Special Club standalone bottling. Full-bodied and concentrated and underpinned by vibrant acidity, it is an admirably consistent and age-worthy cuvée that always begins to show its plenitude with a few extra years post disgorgement. Incorporating fruit from vines planted in 1911 and 1913, plots that Gimonnet works with horses, I would be very curious to try a Champagne produced solely from these ancient vines. It was disgorged in June 2024 with four grams per liter dosage.