Champagne Le Clos Les Auges Grand Cru, Robert Moncuit 2017

Robert Moncuit is a historic grower Champagne estate based in Le Mesnil sur Oger, one of the Côte des Blancs’ most revered Grand Cru villages for Chardonnay. The domaine has been family owned for generations and today is led by Pierre Amillet, whose work has further refined the house style toward purity, precision and site transparency. Holdings are centred around old vine Chardonnay parcels in Le Mesnil sur Oger alongside smaller plots in neighbouring Grand Cru villages, all planted on the region’s famous chalk soils that give the wines their distinctive tension and mineral drive. Viticulture is thoughtful and restrained, with careful vineyard work aimed at preserving the identity of each site, while cellar work remains deliberately non intrusive, favouring long lees ageing and measured élevage to allow the terroir to speak clearly. Robert Moncuit has become particularly admired amongst grower Champagne collectors for producing wines that capture the chiselled, saline character of Le Mesnil without sacrificing generosity or drinkability.

Produced from a tiny enclosed parcel in Le Mesnil sur Oger, where old vine Chardonnay planted on deep chalk soils delivers an intensely site specific expression of Blanc de Blancs Champagne. As a clos bottling, the wine reflects both the individuality of the vineyard and the domaine’s focus on terroir transparency, combining the sharp mineral profile of Le Mesnil with an added sense of concentration and detail. The 2017 vintage produced wines with notable freshness and precision, favouring tension and aromatic definition over sheer richness. Vinification is carried out with minimal intervention to preserve the identity of the site, while extended lees ageing builds texture and complexity slowly over time. The wine shows lemon peel, green apple and white peach, layered with white flowers, toasted brioche and a pronounced chalk and saline mineral character. The palate is tightly wound and deeply focused, with fine mousse, vibrant acidity and a long, crystalline finish that captures the energy and purity of this exceptional Grand Cru site.

Origin France, Champagne, Le Mesnil sur Oger Grand Cru

Grapes Chardonnay

Vintage 2017

Alcohol 12.5%

Style Focused, mineral, refined

Bottle size 75cl

Winemaking Whole bunch pressing followed by temperature controlled fermentation and extended lees ageing to preserve freshness, texture and precise Grand Cru terroir expression

Notes Low intervention, Sustainable Viticulture