Stéphane Coquillette
Inflorescence Chouilly Champagne Blend
Chouilly, Côte des Blancs, Champagne, France
Exceptional value and one of the best (was even better before tariffs) qpr under $50 classy grower champagnes.
Fruit is from all premier cru sites in the Côtes des Blancs.
Vintage NV
Terroir: chalk | organic practices
Fermentation stainless steel: tanks | full malolactic
Aging: stainless steel | secondhand Meursault barrels | in bottle under crown cap
Varietal(s) 3/4 Pinot Noir & Pinot Meunier | 1/4 Chardonnay
Dosage: +/- 5g/l dosage
Vineyards & Viticulture
The vines are entirely worked by hand with careful training and thinning in order to aerate and allow for good ventilation of the grape bunches. Stephane does not employ herbicides and places an importance on a culture of high environmental value.
Harvest & Vinification
Vinification begins with selected yeasts, stirring on fine lees, malolactic fermentation done with cold stabilization to avoid any tartaric precipitation, and an aging of 3 and 1/2 years.
Stéphane Coquillette is a fourth-generation winemaker in Champagne. His late father, Christian, ran Saint-Chamant from 1950 until 2020, and he encouraged his son out to start his estate when Stéphane was 25. Mentored by his father, Stéphane was instilled with the desire to be a winegrower- dedicated to working the land and producing authentic, expressive, terroir-driven wines under his namesake Estate. He developed a different style of expression at his own house, creating fresher, drier Champagnes, primarily from Chouilly (Grand Cru), Cuis (99% 1er Cru) for Chardonnay, and d’Aÿ (Grand Cru) and Mareuil/Aÿ (99% 1er Cru) for Pinot Noir. Meticulously committed to organic practices, Stéphane avoids herbicides at all costs. Farming is done by hand, including trellising and pruning, which helps prevent disease and allows for a healthy crop. With more than ten different parcels, he produces several single-vintage and single-vineyard Champagnes — a rarity in this region — and all his wines are small-production. Stéphane Coquillette Champagnes are characteristically precise, fresh and lively.
Exceptional value and one of the best (was even better before tariffs) qpr under $50 classy grower champagnes.
Fruit is from all premier cru sites in the Côtes des Blancs.
Vintage NV
Terroir: chalk | organic practices
Fermentation stainless steel: tanks | full malolactic
Aging: stainless steel | secondhand Meursault barrels | in bottle under crown cap
Varietal(s) 3/4 Pinot Noir & Pinot Meunier | 1/4 Chardonnay
Dosage: +/- 5g/l dosage
Vineyards & Viticulture
The vines are entirely worked by hand with careful training and thinning in order to aerate and allow for good ventilation of the grape bunches. Stephane does not employ herbicides and places an importance on a culture of high environmental value.
Harvest & Vinification
Vinification begins with selected yeasts, stirring on fine lees, malolactic fermentation done with cold stabilization to avoid any tartaric precipitation, and an aging of 3 and 1/2 years.
Stéphane Coquillette is a fourth-generation winemaker in Champagne. His late father, Christian, ran Saint-Chamant from 1950 until 2020, and he encouraged his son out to start his estate when Stéphane was 25. Mentored by his father, Stéphane was instilled with the desire to be a winegrower- dedicated to working the land and producing authentic, expressive, terroir-driven wines under his namesake Estate. He developed a different style of expression at his own house, creating fresher, drier Champagnes, primarily from Chouilly (Grand Cru), Cuis (99% 1er Cru) for Chardonnay, and d’Aÿ (Grand Cru) and Mareuil/Aÿ (99% 1er Cru) for Pinot Noir. Meticulously committed to organic practices, Stéphane avoids herbicides at all costs. Farming is done by hand, including trellising and pruning, which helps prevent disease and allows for a healthy crop. With more than ten different parcels, he produces several single-vintage and single-vineyard Champagnes — a rarity in this region — and all his wines are small-production. Stéphane Coquillette Champagnes are characteristically precise, fresh and lively.
Peter had this 5 years ago
Peter had this 5 years ago
May 24th, 2021