Champagne J. Lassalle Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru 2008

J. Lassalle's Blanc de Blancs is the house's "cuvée de gastronomie," a 100% Chardonnay expression of their Premier Cru vineyards around Chigny-les-Roses on the Montagne de Reims, a village better known for Pinot-driven wines, making this a distinctive, food-focused style. The 2008 vintage is widely considered one of the finest, most classically structured years in modern Champagne, marked by high natural acidity, precision and excellent ageing potential, and this Blanc de Blancs, aged extensively on lees prior to release, is now showing beautifully mature complexity while retaining the vintage's signature freshness.

Colour :
Yellow with pale gold highlights.

Nose :
Fresh white orchard fruit - pear, apple and quince - layered with concentrated orange peel and, with further development, toast, hazelnut and brioche.

Palate :
Structured and vinous, chalky and mineral-driven, with a fine, persistent mousse and a long, precise finish — a wine built for the table rather than as a simple aperitif.

$230.00
$230.00
6 in Stock

Producer: Champagne J. Lassalle

Region: Champagne, France

Sub-Region: Montagne de Reims — Premier Cru village of Chigny-les-Roses

Vintage: 2008

Composition: 100% Chardonnay from Premier Cru parcels around Chigny-les-Roses; vinified in part using the estate's traditional wooden basket press, allowed to complete full malolactic fermentation, and aged extensively on lees before release (typically a minimum of five years).

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Champagne J. Lassalle Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru 2008 Steves Winestore
Champagne J. Lassalle Blanc de Blancs Premier Cru 2008 Steves Winestore
About the producer
Champagne J. Lassalle
Founded by Jules Lassalle in 1942 in Chigny-les-Roses, J. Lassalle is a small, family-run grower house that has been led exclusively by women for the past three decades, currently by Angéline Templier, following her mother Chantal. The domaine farms around 11.5–16 hectares of entirely Premier Cru vineyards across Chigny-les-Roses, Ludes, Montbré, Puisieulx, Rilly-la-Montagne, Sermiers and Villers-Allerand. Lassalle still uses the original wooden basket press installed by Jules over 70 years ago, vinifies each plot separately, and, unusually for Champagne, allows its wines to complete full malolactic fermentation, in the manner of fine white Burgundy. Every bottle is hand-riddled and cuvées are aged extensively before release.

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