Les Enfers Blanc des Blancs (2016 base)

France
Champagne
NV

100% Chardonnay. 75% 2016 & 25% reserve wines. Les Enfers is a 0.62 hectare plot neighboring the Les Roises vines in Collin's home village of Congy in the northern Coteaux du Morin. The 45-year-old vines have eastern exposure (vs. the southern exposure of Roises) and are planted on similar clay and silex topsoils over limestone, the limestone being a stronger presence in Enfers. As for all Collin Champagnes, the fruit is hand-harvested, the clusters destemmed and the grapes gently pressed; the juice is fermented spontaneously and slowly (up to six months) with natural yeasts in mainly-used Burgundy barrels; reserve wines are held in foudres and tonneaux. The wine is bottled without fining or filtering and aged sur lattes for an extended period, 4 years in the case of Les Enfers, as for Les Roises. The wine is disgorged and finished with a dosage of 1-2 grams/liter at most.

 

94 points
"The NV Extra-Brut Blanc de Blancs Les Enfers (2015 base) is a gorgeous wine. Rich and resonant, the 2015 possesses terrific depth, that richness accentuated by the 48 months this edition spent on its lees. Varietal Chardonnay aromas and flavors build in an ample, vinous Champagne. Time in the glass brings out pretty floral, mineral and graphite accents to round things out. The Enfers conveys tremendous richness and yet retains so much transparency. Its a remarkable Champagne that beautifully encapsulates Olivier Collin's style. Disgorged: March, 2020."
Antonio Galloni,
Vinous Media
November 2020

SKU/Code: 
DB8932-16
Product Line: 
Sparkling White
Farming Type: 
Sustainable