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Bottle of Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Extra Brut Les Couarres 2018-Sparkling Wine-Flatiron SF

Chartogne-Taillet Champagne Extra Brut Les Couarres 2020

Sparkling Wine from Champagne, France
by Chartogne-Taillet
$146.99
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After a stage with Antoine Selosse, Alexandre Chartogne returned to the family estate and turned it upside down. He spent years experimenting and tinkering with every aspect of Champagne making from vine management to vessels. He's landed back where he says his ancestors started: in the vineyards, growing perfect fruit and aging in neutral oak.

Professional Reviews

Antonio Galloni

AG 93
"The 2020 Extra-Brut Les Couarres is redolent of dried citrus peel, chamomile, tangerine oil, spice and crushed rocks. Brisk acids and bracing mineral notes drive through the mid-palate and finish. The blend of 60% Chardonnay and 40% Pinot Noir works so well. This is another wine in the range that needs time. A high percentage of clay yields a Champagne with soft contours." -Antonio Galloni

Robert Parker

RP 94
"Issuing from the single-vineyard site of Les Couarres in Merfy, with sandy and clay-rich soils over limestone, this Chardonnay and Pinot Noir blend tends to be one of the most expressive wines in its youth. Yields from this plot of vines are often the most generous and are usually controlled by extensive de-budding. In the cellar, Les Couarres is more prone to oxidation than his other wines, so barrels are regularly topped up (in contrast to Les Barres) to limit oxygen exposure. Disgorged in October 2024 with 2.5 grams per liter dosage, Chartogne’s 2020 Les Couarres derives exclusively from the 2020 vintage. It bursts from the glass with scents of pear, peach, almonds and spices. On the palate it is medium-bodied, textural and concentrated, though it remains bright and precise thanks to a strong vein of acidity, which distinguishes this rendition from the more gourmand and richer 2018 vintage expression." -Kristaps Karklins

Details

  • Grape Variety

    Chardonnay , Pinot Noir

  • Vintage

    2018

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Biodynamic

  • Style

    Elegant , Fruity , Minerally

  • Sweetness

    Champagne Extra Brut , Dry

  • Body

    Light Bodied