Champagne Colas Robin
Champagne Piollot
Type
Sparkling Wine
Appellation
Champagne
Variety
Pinot Blanc
This wine comes from the parcel named Val Colas Robin. Roland’s father, Robert Piollot, cleared and planted this vineyard using the selection massale method in 1955. At this time, the majority of other growers were ripping up Pinot Blanc in favor of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, but Robert always cared for the favorite local grape. Colas Robin is aged 80% in steel tanks and 20% in barrels, then kept on the lees for five years before release. Like all of the Champagnes from Piollot, the wine is disgorged non-dosé.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Val Colas Robin, Polisot
Soil type
Kimmeridgian
Vine agePlanted in 1956
PruningChablis
ExpositionSouth
Vinification
Oak barrels and stainless steel tanks
Elevage10 months aging, no dosage
Harvest typeHand Harvested