Pascal Doquet - Champagne Grand Cru - Diapason Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut - White

Wine:

The Grand Cru Diapason Blanc de Blancs Extra-Brut Champagne has a rich and dense texture, with a vinous and mouthwatering palate that will gracefully evolve over the next fifteen years. What vitality and length in the finish! It is composed of 55% wines from the 2015 vintage and 45% wines from a perpetual reserve started in 2012, incorporating half of the latest harvest each year.

Vinification:

Hand harvested. Terroir : Le Mesnil-sur-Oger. Malolactic fermentation carried out. Aged for 7 months on lees, with about half the wine vinified in small old oak barrels. Blend: 100% Chardonnay, 55% wine from 2015 and 45% wine from a perpetual reserve started in 2012, each year incorporating around half wine from the last harvest (a blend of 32% wine from 2017 and 68% perpetual reserve will take over during the year). Bottled in September 2016. Dosage: 3.5 g/l (Extra-Brut)

Certified organic wine.

Temperature:

Serve between 8 and 10°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Aperitif, salmon terrine with fine herbs, gambas with saffron, roast monkfish with semi-salted butter, salt-crusted sea bass.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2036, and even longer for enthusiasts.

Awarded three stars by the French wine guide RVF, Domaine Pascal Doquet is a go-to estate for lovers of vibrant, precision-driven Champagnes crafted from Chardonnay.

This small-scale gem, covering just 9 hectares in Vertus, is rooted in some of Champagne’s finest terroirs. Working organically, the estate produces outstanding wines from the Côte des Blancs—including the prestigious Grand Cru Mesnil-sur-Oger—as well as the chalky slopes of Vitry-le-François.

Vinification is partly done in barrels, though never with new oak, and the dosage is always carefully controlled after extended aging in the cellar. The result? Authentic, finely detailed Champagnes with long, saline-driven finishes and remarkable depth.