Champagne Suenen Chouilly Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Le Mont-Aigu 2016 (Disg. Jul 2022) moscato key lime and honeysuckle

key lime and honeysuckle

Historically

and floral

seductive and very elegant wine

The aspect means the vines are sheltered from the sun’s harshest rays

Champagne Suenen Chouilly Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Le Mont-Aigu 2016 (Disg. Jul 2022) moscato key lime and honeysuckleSuenen crafts just a single 600 litre demi muid of this cuve. It originates from a parcel of particularly low yielding vines planted in Chouillys renowned Le Mont Aigu terroir, near the Cramant border on the Butte de Saran. Now more than 45 years of age, these old vines suffer from fanleaf virus, resulting in tiny leaves, roots and bunches. Coupled with skeletal soils (just 35 cm of topsoil over pure chalk), this results in a deep yet compact