Champagne Mepetit
Champagne Piollot
Type
Sparkling Wine
Appellation
Champagne
Variety
Pinot Meunier
Although Pinot Meunier is widely planted in the Marne Valley, it is relatively rare in the Aube. Only a mere 6% of the Piollot family vineyards are planted to Pinot Meunier, but they decided to highlight this grape with the Mepetit vineyard in Polisot starting in 2015. Aging in oak barrels gives this wine a uniquely complex texture and profile that is not to be missed. The wine is aged on the lees for four years before release, and like all of the Champagnes from Piollot, it’s disgorged non-dosé.
Viticulture
Vineyard name
Mepetit, Polisot
Soil type
Kimmeridgian
Vine agePlanted in 1976
PruningCordon
ExpositionSoutheast
Vinification
Oak barrels
Elevage10 months aging, no dosage.
Harvest typeHand Harvested