Champagne Extra Brut "Bulles de Comptoir 14 - Pirouette Cacahuete - Charles Dufour

Champagne Extra Brut "Bulles de Comptoir 14 - Pirouette Cacahuete  - Charles Dufour

An artisanal Champagne with great personality, produced by Charles Dufour in the Côte des Bar. “Bulles de Comptoir 14” is an original blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc, expressing the authentic character of its terroir. The blend consists of 65% from the 2023 vintage, while the remaining 35% comes from reserve wines dating from 1982 to 2021, adding depth, complexity and character to the wine. Fermentation takes place spontaneously with indigenous yeasts, following a winemaking philosophy that respects the natural expression of the grapes. The wine is then aged for 18 months in Burgundy pièces and large-format oak vats, allowing it to develop greater complexity, structure and harmony. An authentic and unconventional Extra Brut, perfect for those looking for a Champagne with a strong sense of place, complexity and distinctive character.

Service

It is recommended to serve it at a temperature of 8/10° in tulip glasses. Wine to drink immediately but will express its best in a few years. It is advisable to keep it in a horizontal position in a cool, damp and dark cellar.

Pairings

Try it with delicate fish dishes from appetizers to main courses, try also with spaghetti with clams.

The cellar: Charles Dufour

Charles Dufour is a young winemaker and winemaker who cultivates 6 certified organic hectares in Landreville, in the Côtes des Bars region of the Aube department. Coming from a family immersed in the wine tradition of this off the beaten path of a Champagne region, some of the vineyards were planted by his grandfather and are quite old. Charles prefers to work with natural yeasts for the fermentations of his wines and the wines are free of added sulfur. Charles was interested in using the Pinot Blanc in his cuvées, with this vine that is found significantly in its Bulles de Comptoir bottling. Recently it has bottled a single varietal Pinot Blanc from a single vineyard, Le Champs du Clos. The dosage is extremely low, sometimes only 2 g / liter. Liqueur de tirage is a blend of wine and cane sugar and the yeasts used in secondary fermentation come from its own vineyards. None of his wines has ever been fined or filtered.