2021 - Hugo
2021 - Hugo
A cooler vintage after a trio of warm years, the 2021 is a thrilling expression of the farm and its chalk soils, softened with a little amphora ageing.
Cuvée: Hugo
Style: Sparkling
Colour: White
Grapes/Blend: Chardonnay 48% , Pinot Noir 33% , Pinot Gris 10% , Pinot Meunier 9%
ABV: 11%
Vintage: 2021
Winemaking: Hand-harvested, slowly whole-bunch pressed through the Coquard press onsite. Co-fermented field blend from the older two-hectare vineyard, aged for 10 months in old oak and a portion in amphora before tirage with biodynamic Champagne Fleury yeast, bottled with 18% reserve wine. Disgorged after about 20 months on the lees in February 2024, unfined, unfiltered, zero sulphur. Dosage 2g/l.
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Chalk Limestone