Gerbais NV Extra Brut BdN 'Bochot' (PM)

Pierre Gerbais Bochot (100% Pinot Meunier)
$110     Soul Wine Price $93.50

Vine Age: Planted in 2010

Terroir: Western exposure, Kimmeridgian soils (rare for Meunier).

Viticulture: Certified sustainable (Ampelos, 1996), selection massale (partially from co-plantations from the domaine's older vineyards).

Vinification: A blend of base vintage wine and solera reserve wine going back to 2016 (this bottling 2016 - 2021). Sorted, pressed with a Coquard press, press fractions combined, small dosage of SO2 added following pressing, primary fermentation started with pied de cuve, full malolactic conversion, fermentation and malo in stainless steel, bottled and aged on lattes for 36 months, disgorged at least 6 months before commercialization, SO2 added after disgorgement, 25-30 ppm total SO2 at bottling, extra brut dosage: 3 g/l.