Special Club Cramant Grand Cru 2016

PIERRE GIMONNET & FILS

Special Club Cramant Grand Cru
2016

$201.54*

* Suggested retail price

1 case available

Product code
361835
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Speculative
Status
Available
Type of product
Sparkling Wine
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Champagne
Subregion
Côte des Blancs
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay 100 %
Colour
White
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery

The Gimonnet family has been growing vines in Champagne since 1750. In 1935 Pierre Gimonnet, grandfather of current owners Didier and Olivier, began producing champagne in the village of Cuis. Didier and Olivier own 30 hectares in total; 16 hectares are Premier Cru from the village of Cuis. A high percentage of their vineyards are Grand Cru - 12 hectares in total, spread across the villages of Cramant, Chouilly, Oger and Aÿ. The Grand Cu vineyards have an average age of 40 years. Didier takes...

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Press reviews

James Suckling

- 95 points -

August 2023 (Vintage 2016)

Deep nose of preserved and candied lemons with bread dough and toasted baguette. Concentrated and well structured, but the chalky minerality and the lively fine mousse give this a wonderful brightness and energy. Long really crystalline finish. From vines planted between 1911 and 1982 in the Terres des Buissons, Bauves and Champ de Prevot sites. Bottled in April 2017 and disgorged in November 2022

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