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CHAMPAGNE J.VIGNIER

Vignier’s holdings are in the Grand Cru Villages of Cramant, Chouilly and Oiry, as well as some parcels in the Côte de Sézanne. Nathalie first worked as an insurance adjuster for wineries in Burgundy and Champagne and was called home to take over the estate by her father. She is slowly aligning the estate to her philosophy: higher ripeness, low dosage and no use of herbicides or pesticides.

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«La Petite Friandise» from #Champagne J.Vignier - Small big bottle!

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100% Chardonnay, 100% chalky Grand Cru soil, 100% vintage 2008, 100% oak barrel. This nine-year-old champagne belongs to the QVFMR range of Champagne J.Vignier, the “Cuvée Éphémère range”, which was produced only once in a small edition. The unusual size of 375 ml is an idea from Nathalie Vignier, vigneron in Cramant. She wanted an extraordinary wine in small format, “which fits well into the handbag and is excellently suited for an evening in the hotel room when you are on the road.”

The long years spent in the dark and cool cellar have created an astounding, fine bouquet in addition to the typical mineral acidity of Côtes des Blancs champagne: Raspberries and marzipan, pastries and apricots will seduce the connoisseurs, while lime and cherry blossoms, as well as a touch of Thai Basil will enchant the noses and palates of the most versatile wine drinkers.

As it suits for a real delicacy (friandise), this stands up on its own. But its straightforward character, crisp and gentle at the same time, would certainly look forward to be accompanied by a fine selection of macaroons ...
#Champagne J.Vignier Grand Cru “Ora Alba” awarded by French Wine Guide Hachette

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Located in the heart of the Côte des Blancs, the family has been cultivating wine for more than ten generations. First own Champagne brand 1902. Paul Lebrun founds his own champagne house in 1931. Today, his grandchildren, Nathalie and Jean Vignier cultivate 16.5 hectares of Chardonnay around Cramant and in the Sézannais (Récoltant Manipulant).

A ripe Blanc de blancs: fermented in the steel tanks, a blend of wines from 2008 to 2010. Straw colored, with intense brioche and roast notes, showing nuances of caramel and butter after some opening time. This champagne combines a medium-bodied taste and fresh acidity, showing good potential. Enjoy between 2017 and 2022.

Guide Hachette 2018
#Champagne J.Vignier tasted by Andreas Larsson

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Champagne J.Vignier Grand Cru “Ora Alba”
Light golden colour with a green hue and mild mousseux. Open nose, some evolution and complexity, fresh butter, roasted nuts, yellow stone fruit and ripe citrus. Good bite and grip on the palate, bone dry with good balance, fresh and integrated acidity with a mild creaminess and a long lingering finish.

Champagne J.Vignier “Silexus Sézannensis”
Bright light golden colour with a lively mousseux. Generous nose, displaying tropical fruit like mango, peach, saffron almond paste and some brioche. The palate is bright and fresh, medium weight and rather dry towards Extra Brut, youthful but balanced in a generous vinous style with good grip and length.

Champagne J.Vignier Grand Cru “Les Longues Verges”
Bright light golden colour with young lively mousse. The nose is roasted with nutty notes, melted butter, yellow fruit, citrus and vanilla, probably a hint of oak. Medium bodied, rather vinous with a creamy texture, bright freshness, attractive fruit, some brioche and butter on the finish with good length and nutty finish.
#Champagne J.Vignier : powerful, compact and pure ! From “Champagner” by Gerhard Eichelmann 2017 (Germany)

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The family has been cultivating vines in Cramant for six generations. Today, the estate covers 16.5 hectares of vineyards in Cramant, Oiry and Chouilly, as well as in the Sézannais (Saudoy), all planted between 1950 and 2010. The estate produces two different brands. The brand named after the grandfather Paul Lebrun includes the traditional champagne of the family. In addition, there is the new brand J. Vignier, producing single vineyard champagne. One of them comes from a vineyard in the Coteaux du Sézannais, planted with a mass selection from Cramant. The wines of J.Vignier are all fermented in stainless steel with an Extra Brut dosage.

The cuvee Ora Alba Brut Grand Cru comes from Cramant, Oiry and Chouilly. It’s made of 70 percent reserve wines from 2008 and contains 30 percent of wines from 2009 and 2010 and ages on fine lees for at least four years. It shows a lot of spiciness, restrained fruit, it’s compact, powerful, takes some time to open up.

The Silexus Sezannensis is a pure Chardonnay (like all the wines of J.Vignier) from the area of Chatet in Saudoy. It’s a pure 2011 harvest and also ages for at least four years on yeast. It shows fine spiciness, is powerful, compact and clear, possesses good substance.

The Les Longues Verges Brut Grand Cru entirely made from a single vintage, comes from a vineyard of the same name, which is located partly in Cramant, partly in Chouilly. It shows fine spiciness, discreetly white fruits, is powerful, stuffy and grippy, very youthful.

The Brut Millésimé 2008 comes partly from Cramant, partly from the Sézannais and has been aged on fine lees for seven years. It shows a lot of spiciness, discreet smoky notes, is compact, powerful, but somehow reserved, possesses good substance and structure.
Nathalie Vignier - “At the beginning of our project to create terroir champagne, we have made some decisions...” #Champagne J.Vignier

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- We believe in sustainable agriculture.
- Only grapes from our own vineyards are used to make the wines. They come from selected vineyards with an unique terroir.
- Through low yields and meticoulous quality control, we aim to produce tasty and healthy grapes.
- We have decided to ferment in steel tanks which preserves the purity and character of the fruit.
- Thanks to their naturally strong freshness and minerality, all wines do malolactic fermentation. This increases their aromatic diversity.
- After bottle fermentation, the wines mature for 4 to 8 years on the fine lees, according to the needs of the different cuvées and vintages.
- Dosage “Extra Brut”, what else?
The first bottle of champagne J.Vignier left our cellars for a journey to America in 2015! A small step for humanity, a great step for us. No less than 10 years of reflexion, vinification and patience preceded this journey.
#Malbec & #Chardonnay at its best at the #Vinexpo - @ LeCedreCahors Hall 1 Stand C310, #Champagne J.Vignier Hall 1 Stand C339

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From the 18^th to the 21^st of June the wines of the Château du Cèdre, with or without sulfur, will be presented on the stand of Accents & Terroirs in the presence of the Malbec magician Pascal Verheaghe. Looking for pure Malbec? Come to Hall 1 Stand C310.

At Vinexpo Bordeaux, you can taste the Cuvees of Champagne J.Vignier together with Sebastian Nickel on Sunday the 18^th and Monday the 19^th of June. Fancy a 100% Chardonnay Champagne? Come to the stand «100% Blind Tasted» by Adreas Larsson, World best Sommelier in 2007, Hall 1 stand C339.
#Champagne J.Vignier at “Big Bordeaux Tasting” in Zürich on May 29^th @vinum_magazin @vinmediatweet

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This annual wine tasting, organized by the wine magazine VINUM, is less strict in its subject than the title may suggest and opens its doors to a few other appellations. This year, you will meet here Nathalie Vignier and Sebastian Nickel who offer their Champagne J.Vignier for tasting. Pure Chardonnay wines, from different areas of the Côte des Blancs and the Coteaux du Sézannais.

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A #wine as if chiselled from a block of stone: #Champagne J.Vignier - “Les Longues Verges” Grand Cru

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Protected by forests and oriented to the northwest, the vineyard “Les Longues Verges” is divided by the border between the two Grand Cru villages Cramant and Chouilly. Its name originates from an old agricultural uni tof square measure, the “Verge”, covering an area of 1276 m2. In view of the topography and its orientation, the grapes ripen more slowly than in other terroirs and the natural yields of the vines are lower.

Made exclusively from Chardonnay grapes of this terroir, the LV is an exceptional and imposing wine. With impressive energy and minerality, it easily combines elegance and power, complexity and concentration, expressiveness and finesse. It requests all your attention, asks for respect and exuberance, demands for caviar, but also gets along with a piece of mature Parmesan cheese or a nightly thunderstorm above the roofs of New York.

“Reticent, mineral spice, a wine as if chiselled from a block of stone, straightforward, crystal clear, uncomplicated with a long green apple finish; a wonderful wine for connoisseurs, best enjoyed with food and fish. Magnificent.”

VINUM December 2016

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