Champagne Barnaut
Grande Réserve Grand Cru Brut
AOC Champagne Grand CruChampagne, France
- Grape varieties
- 67% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay
- Alcohol
- 12.5 %
- Format
- Case of 6 × 750 ml
Price on request
This cuvée is arriving by private import. Leave us your details to be among the first to know.
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Technical sheet PDFTasting notes
Golden hue, with a lively, fine bead. An intense nose of dried fruit, baked apple and small red berries. A lively, direct attack, fine balance and good length: a vinous whole in which generous Pinot Noir is supported by vibrant, expressive Chardonnay from Bouzy. Serve at 13 °C; cellar for 2 to 4 years.
Aperitif, cold starters (vegetables, terrines, fresh goat cheese), shellfish, seafood and crustaceans, raw, marinated or fine fish, white meats (poultry, veal, sweetbreads), spicy cuisine (curry, Thai or Indian food), desserts with dried fruit, hazelnuts and walnuts.
Technical sheet
The wine
- Appellation
- AOC Champagne Grand Cru
- Colour
- White
- Grape varieties
- 67% Pinot Noir, 33% Chardonnay
- Alcohol
- 12.5 %
- Sugar
- Brut
- Winemaking and ageing
- A perpetual cuvée begun in 1874, a blend of years with 50% reserve wines. Hand harvested, with sorting in the vineyard when needed. Traditional pressing with separation of the juice fractions, 4-hour flotation settling, temperature-controlled fermentation at 18 °C. Aged on fine lees in stainless steel tanks, malolactic fermentation, bottled in July; stock rotation of about 7 years. Dosage: 6 g/l. Also available in half-bottle and magnum.
The vineyard
- Soil
- Over 95% Bouzy, with Ambonnay and Louvois (Grands Crus, Montagne de Reims). Pure chalk subsoil and clay-limestone soil, with a consistent south-facing exposure.
- Average vine age
- Over 35 years
For the trade
- Format
- Case of 6 × 750 ml
- Supply
- Private import
The estate
Champagne BarnautA family house of winegrowers based in Bouzy, a Grand Cru of the Montagne de Reims, Champagne Barnaut has been making its own champagnes since 1874. Bouzy Pinot Noir sets the tone, supported by a lively, expressive Chardonnay.Discover the estate
How does private import work?
- IYou pay the agency’s service fee when you order.
- IIThe SAQ approves the order and ships it to your store.
- IIIYou pay for the wine itself at the SAQ when you pick it up.
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