{"product_id":"champagne-les-barres-chartogne-taillet-2020","title":"Champagne Les Barres, Chartogne-Taillet 2020","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDUE TO THE EXCLUSIVITY OF THIS WINE WE LIMIT THE PURCHASE OF 3 BOTTLES PER CUSTOMER AND WE CAN NOT APPLY ANY FURTHER DISCOUNTS.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChartogne-Taillet based in Merfy just north-west of Reims and run by Alexandre Chartogne is hitting new heights of excellence. Starting out in 2006 at the age of just 23, Alexandre worked briefly with Anselme Selosse, who has heavily influenced his ideas on viticulture (although their winemaking styles are radically different).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSetting out to understand all his terroirs and sub-soils (clay and sand over chalk), Alexandre has worked closely with renowned soil analysts Claude and Lydia Bourguignon, comparing the still wines he made from each lieu-dit to 17th-century family records of barrels of wine from the same terroirs. These were sold to the monks in a local abbey, who knew their stuff and paid up to ten times more for wines from certain parcels, and Alex notes that there was an incredible correlation between the plots highlighted for their qualities by the Bourguignons, and the monks preferred parcels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLes Barres comes from one of Merfy’s most distinctive parcels, planted to ungrafted Pinot Meunier on sandy soils over chalk. The lighter topsoil promotes aromatic clarity and fine texture, while deep roots draw mineral tension from the bedrock below. The warm, even 2020 season brought ripe yet balanced fruit. Fermented with indigenous yeasts and aged in oak, the wine is pure and finely detailed, combining bright red fruit, supple structure and a precise saline finish that captures the singular character of this old vine site.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProducer \u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChampagne Chartogne Taillet of Alexandre Chartogne\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOrigin\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Merfy\u003c\/span\u003e, Marne, France\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrapes\u003cstrong\u003e 100% Pinot Meunier\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVintage\u003cspan\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e2020\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlcohol  \u003cstrong\u003e12.5% ABV\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStyle\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStructured spakling\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBottle size \u003cstrong\u003e750ml\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinemaking \u003cstrong\u003eManual harvest.  Indigenous yeast fermentation.  No top-ups from fermentation until March to promote mineralisation. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAged in 228ltr barrels for 9 months.  No filtration and no fining. \u003cspan\u003e Disgorged 04\/25 - Dosage 2.5g\/lt\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNotes \u003cstrong\u003eOrganic not certified\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chartogne-Taillet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55444768096632,"sku":"LESBARRE-20-CHA-SPA","price":100.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0040\/6070\/8993\/files\/Les_Barres.png?v=1770652067","url":"https:\/\/sipwines.shop\/products\/champagne-les-barres-chartogne-taillet-2020","provider":"SipWines Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}