- Producer
- Pertois-Lebrun
- Grape variety
- Chardonnay
- Region
- Champagne
- Country
- France
- Vintage
- 2015
- Alcohol
- 12 % vol
- Volume
- 1.5 l
- Item no.
- 9920220008
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Le Fond du Bateau N°15, Chouilly Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs Extra Brut 2015 1500ml Magnum
Le Fond du Bateau N°15 is a vintage Champagne made from pure Chardonnay by Pertois-Lebrun, grown in the Grand Cru village of Chouilly, disgorged as Extra Brut and bottled in magnum.
CHF 226.00
Prices in CHF, including customs duty and all import charges, plus shipping CHF 15 (free from 12 bottles or CHF 300) — no further charges on delivery.
Available for Switzerland
Magnum — counts as 2 bottles in the case.
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About this wine
Character
A bone-dry Blanc de Blancs that puts tension and precision ahead of easy charm. Cool, clear, penetrating, with a tautness that keeps unfolding in the glass with air. A Champagne that demands attention and rewards it.
Terroir and origin
Chouilly is one of the Grand Cru villages of the Côte des Blancs; its deep chalk soils lend the Chardonnay a cool clarity. Working from Cramant, Pertois-Lebrun farms 44 plots across 9.5 hectares in Cramant, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Chouilly, Oger and Oiry, planted exclusively to Chardonnay. Yields stay low, and harvesting and selection are done by hand.
Grape variety and vinification
Pure Chardonnay from old vines. Each plot is vinified separately, with the base wines aged, depending on the cuvée, in stainless steel, wood or sandstone amphorae, the wood never meant to dominate. Whether malolactic fermentation takes place is decided by vintage and plot. After at least three years on the lees, which give the wine its creamy texture, it is disgorged as Extra Brut with minimal dosage. Riddling is done by hand, bottle by bottle.
On the palate
Lemon zest, ripe apple and a hint of honey over a vibrant vein of acidity, joined by brioche and toasted hazelnut from the long lees ageing. The finish stays long and dry, with saline chalkiness and an echo of grapefruit.
Distinctive features
The house was founded in 1955, when Paul Pertois and Françoise Lebrun combined their families' vineyards. Today it is run by fifth-generation brothers Clément and Antoine: Clément is converting the plots to organic farming, while Antoine handles the business side. Only Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs is produced. The magnum matures more slowly and develops a finer bead than the standard bottle.
