Champagne
Austral - 2022 - Champagne Clandestin
Champagne Clandestin
A powerful nose with notes of hazelnut, pear, candied citrus peel, brioche... Clean, sharp and lively palate, the effervesence is thin and elegant, a saline touch and fine bitter notes on the finish. Open 30 minutes before enjoying.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Designation
- Champagne AOP
- Bottled by
- Champagne Clandestin
- Colour
- Sparkling wine & Champagne
- Degree of alcohol
- 12 %
- To drink from
- 2025 to 2031
- rock’n’roll
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100% Pinot Noir from the 2022 vintage, vines cultivated organically and planted in the Aube region: from “similar neighboring vineyard sites facing South”. The grapes are pressed in a traditional Coquard vertical press. Vinified and matured in wood, with indigenous yeasts, disgorged in September 2024, with traditional ‘flying’ disgorgement, and zero dosage. The purpose of this cuvée is to capture the impact of the exposure in the bottle since it is the same grape variety, harvest and vinification than Boréal.
Benoît Doussot
Benoît Doussot, the winemaker behind and at the helm of Champagne Clandestin, followed an uncommon path for the region — a rarity in Champagne, as he doesn’t come from a family of vignerons. Originally from Burgundy, Benoît pursued his passion early on, studying at the viticultural school in Beaune. From 2012 to 2016, he cut his teeth at Jean-Philippe Fichet in Meursault, where he learned an...
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