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Notes From The Winemaker:

Identity

Our 1999 was produced exclusively from the first pressing – the purest – of a selection of grapes from 14 crus in the  Marne. This blend is composed of 29% Chardonnay, 42% Pinot Noir and 29% Pinot Meunier. Nine years ageing in our
cellar allowed this wine to develop a « gourmand » balance between floral and ripe fruit aromas. Produced in small quantities, it is available in 75cl bottles, magnums and jeroboams.

Dosage

Like all our wines, our Assemblage 1999 has a very low dosage - 6 grams per litre. The disgorgement date is indicated on the back label. Minimum maturation in our cellar after disgorgement and before shipment: 6 months to 1 year.

Theme

To illustrate this vintage the French artist Didier PAQUIGNON worked on the theme: FLAMBOYANT, TUMULTUEUX (flamboyant, tumultuous). Didier Paquignon was born in 1958 in Paris, and trained at the « Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des métiers d’Art », followed by the Ecole Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Paris». A large part of his work can be discovered through his different travels - Greece, Albania, Spain... - or alternatively by observing very particular interiors such as the one of the Théâtre du Vieux Colombier. Luc Simon says of Didier Paquignon : Painting took him by the extremity of his fingers, he followed her obeying and refusing.

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