Mouzon-Leroux & Fils L’Ascendant

  • Maison: Mouzon-Leroux & Fils
  • Grapes: 60% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay
  • Winery Area: Montagne de Reims
  • Dosage: Extra Brut, 1.5 g/l
  • Cuvee: Blanc de Noirs
  • Alcohol: 12%
  • Vintage: NV
  • Cru: Grand Cru

 

Description:

A very expressive Champagne. Showing green apple, lemon, chalk, & dry sherry notes. Some brioche undertones & lightly spiced flavors. Great minerality & depth after a bit of opening.

Solera with the “L’Atavique” since 2010. 50% L’Atavique 2016 and 50% L’Atavique 2015/2010. Alcoholic fermentation using local yeast. Malolactic fermentation to reduce the dosage of sulfites & spontaneous fermentation. Aged in barrel for 7 to 8 months on lees.
Unfiltered, unclarified. Dosage extra brut (1.5 g/l). Aged in bottle for 3 to 5 years. Aged in cellars after disgorgement: 6 months on average. Little to no sulphur (average of 15mg/L total SO2).

 

Winemaker:

 Winemaking handed down from father to son since 1776. A family winery with 60 blocks spanning 8 hectares in Verzy, a “Grand Cru” village in the Grande Montagne de Reims region.

Application of agroforestry practices with more than 500 trees & shrubs planted on the vineyard blocks.

Introduction of animals for winter grazing: chickens & sheep. The soils of the young vines are worked with horses.

HK$550

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