Coteaux Champenois, Bouzy rouge, Benoit Lahaye - 2019

Provenance: Champagne
Appellation: Bouzy
Domain: Benoît Lahaye
Grape variety(ies): Pinot noir
On-call time: 15 years
Alcohol degree: 12%

Like Francis Egly's Ambonnay Cuvée des Grands Côtés, this red wine is the rarest of the Lahaye couple. It is not produced every year, but only in vintages that allow the Pinot Noir, which grows here in the northernmost part of its growing zone, to reach maturity, rather like the Syrah in Côte Rôtie. The result is a wine of great finesse and delicacy, with red fruits and flowers. Superb!

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Technique

Viticulture

Estate founded in 1930. Located in the communes of Bouzy, Ambonnay and Tauxières, its 4.5 ha of vines are mainly planted with pinot noir. They are between 25 and 30 years old. Valérie and Benoît Lahaye cultivate them organically. The soil is worked in its entirety, partly with a horse. Home-made compost. Treatments are based on herbal teas, copper, sulphur and essential oils.

Oenology

A still wine made from the oldest plots of Pinot Noir on the estate. The grapes are crushed and partially destemmed. After a 10 to 15 day vatting period, it is aged for 12 to 18 months in oak barrels. Very good ageing potential for one of the most unknown appellations in Champagne.