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La Côte Réserve Perpétuelle Extra-Brut Dehours & Fils
12.5%
0.75L
Intensity
A rare cuvée (fewer than 2,500 bottles) from the La Côte en Bosses parcel, this Champagne offers a gastronomic character with a perfect balance and a hint of oxidation.
More infoLa Côte is a cuvée offering a unique expression of the Mareuil-le-Port region. A blend of three grape varieties?–?Chardonnay, Meunier and Pinot Noir?–?this cuvée originates from a specific parcel called La Côte en Bosses. The wine is vinified in 200, 300 and 500-litre French oak casks, with native yeasts and lees ageing. This process contributes complexity and depth to the wine. Production is limited to 2,466 bottles, each bearing detailed information on bottling and disgorgement dates. The absence of final dosage produces an extra brut champagne, emphasising its purity.
On tasting, this Champagne offers an incredible tasting experience. On the nose, notes of yeast, brioche and a hint of oxidation create a rich first impression. Delicate bubbles and balanced acidity coat the palate, revealing notes of green apple and citrus fruit.
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La Côte Réserve Perpétuelle Extra-Brut Dehours & Fils
The wine
La Côte is a cuvée offering a unique expression of the Mareuil-le-Port region. A blend of three grape varieties?–?Chardonnay, Meunier and Pinot Noir?–?this cuvée originates from a specific parcel called La Côte en Bosses. The wine is vinified in 200, 300 and 500-litre French oak casks, with native yeasts and lees ageing. This process contributes complexity and depth to the wine. Production is limited to 2,466 bottles, each bearing detailed information on bottling and disgorgement dates. The absence of final dosage produces an extra brut champagne, emphasising its purity.
On tasting, this Champagne offers an incredible tasting experience. On the nose, notes of yeast, brioche and a hint of oxidation create a rich first impression. Delicate bubbles and balanced acidity coat the palate, revealing notes of green apple and citrus fruit.
About the Producer Dehours & Fils
At the head of the Champenoise family home, Jérôme Dehours embodies the 4th generation of a winemaking family located in Cerseuil, a small village on the southern slopes of the Marne Valley. His trademark? Making tasty champagnes from 35-year old, totally divided vines. The 14 hectares (ha) of the domain are spread over 42 different parcels. The exposure, altitude, nature of the soils, the confluence of the Marne and the Flagot valley offer a wide range of soils. Jérôme Dehors grows Pinot Noir (8ha), Chardonnay (4ha) and Pinot Noir (2ha) following sustainable farming methods. This means that he limits mechanical soil work, avoids the use of chemicals and adapt their level of care to the needs of the vine. Grapes are only collected once they are ripe, in order to retain the best aromas in the wines. The same approach is taken in the cellar: the grapes are vinified in vats or barrels using in-house yeasts, and the wines are not filtered or clarified. As a result, only the pure expression of fruit, vintage and terroir is found in the bottles.
In the cellar, Jérôme Dehours also produces exceptional cuvées in Champagne AOP and Coteaux Champenois, as well as simple champagnes, but these are always succulent. His unique variety of soils means he can vinify each parcel of land separately. His cuvées are mainly undosed or only partly and others are vinified in barriques. Unsurprisingly, his presence in the Marne valley means he can vinify a majority of Pinot Meunier which gives his champagne substance, character, flavour, and fine length on the palate.
Jérôme Dehours does not only produce champagnes on his champagne grounds but also wines in AOP Coteaux Champenois. Les Rieux, white wine of the appellation, is made only from Chardonnay grown on the plot of the same name. In the cellars, he ages his wine sur lie for 18 months in 200 and 300 litre barrels.
