Les Rachais
Brut Nature

Les Rachais champagne comes from a single plot cultivated using biodynamic principles and following the lunar calendar. Made from 100% Chardonnay grapes, it is a champagne with an attractive personality, allying power and grace.

Wine:	Les Rachais
Appellation :	Champagne Vintage Brut Nature
Vintage:	2013
Terroir:	Plot "Hurtebise/Les Rachais" in the Massif de Saint Thierry. Sandy limestone soils. Average age of the vines: 51 years
Composition:	100% Chardonnay - Massale selection
Dosage:	0 g/L
Certification:	ECOCERT - Organic
Bottle sizes:	75 cl bottle

Vinification :
Spontaneous alcoholic fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Vinified on fine lees in old small oak barrels with "batonnage" (beating in) on "Fruit" and "Flower" days. Malo-lactic fermentation takes place. Bottled on "fruit days" of the lunar calendar. Unfined and unfiltered.

Tasting notes
Rich nose of fully ripe white fruit, citrus, pastries and of dried fruit with a slight hint of honey. In the mouth, the wine is mouth filling, with a fine texture. Powerful and long.

Suggestions
Serve at 10 °C (50°F) as an aperitif, or at table with fish, poultry and white meats. The wine shows at its best after several minutes of aeration.

Press comments
Bettane & Desseauve 2022:   92 /100 (2012)
Gault & Millau Champagne Guide 2022:  17 /20 (2012)
eRobertParker:   94 pts (2008 vintage)  -  93+ pts (2009 vintage)
Vinous - Antonio Galloni:   94 pts (2010)
Gerhard Eichelmann:   * * * * * (2007, 2008 & 2009)
Jacques Dupont:   18½ /20 (2008) - 18½-19 /20 (2010)
La Revue du Vin de France:     17 /20 (2010)
Migliori 99 guide 2018:  19.4 /20 (2010)

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