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Champagne Piollot

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Type

Sparkling Wine

Appellation

Champagne

Variety

100% Pinot Noir

From the south-facing Côme des Tallants parcel in Polisot, this 100% Pinot Noir is aged entirely in tank and kept on the lees for four years prior to release. The sunny exposure of the vineyard helps create a full-bodied Blanc de Noirs Champagne that has a natural balance of acidity. Like all the Champagnes from Piollot, the wine is disgorged non-dosé.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Tallants, Polisot

Soil type

Kimmeridgian soils

Vine agePlanted in 1980

Vineyard sizeLess than 1 ha

PruningCordon

ExpositionSouth

Vinification

Fermentation in stainless steel tanks; full malolactic conversion.

ElevageÉlevage in stainless steel for 10 months. Bottle-aged on lees for 4 years before release.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

More about
the producer

Champagne Piollot

Founded in 1986

8.5 hectares

Champagne Piollot is produced by Roland Piollot and his wife Dominique Moreau from family-owned vines in the Aube. The vineyards are located primarily in the town of Polisot, where the family has had strong roots since the early 20th century. In 1911, Roland’s great-grandfather was one of the leaders of the famous Aube revolt, which ensured that the Aube would remain an official part of Champagne. As of 2018, Roland and Dominique have been joined by their daughter, Jeanne.

Roland's father was extremely passionate about vineyard work and replanted all of his vineyards using the selection massale method (he even kept some of the old Pinot Blanc vineyards that most of his neighbors were replanting to Pinot Noir or Chardonnay). In 1986, Roland decided to bottle the wines himse...