Le Sommelier Inc.

Varietals: Pinot Noir 90%, Chardonnay 10%

Soil type: Limestone & marl

Maturation: 24 months on lees in btl + 1 yr in btl after disgorgement

Alcohol: 12%

Total production: 900 cases

Best drinking: Enjoy over the next 10 years

Suggested food: Fish, shrimp, scallop dishes. White meats & game, such as partridge w/ truffle strips. Oven-baked capon de Bresse w/ morelle sauce.

Tasting notes: Careful and meticulous care has been taken to ensure only the best grapes are used to make this wine, Grand Cru classé à 100%.  Bottles are hand-riddled and hand-disgorged, in a house that produces only 45,000 bottles annually.  The complexity of this Grand Cru Pinot Noir is wonderfully expressed in the assemblage, similar to the Tradition Brut, but in the Réserve Brut, the reserve wines used are older and more expressive.  In addition, each bottle sees additional year of cellaring before being released.