Gaston Chiquet Premier Cru Brut Tradition Champagne, France 1.5L Magnum NV Ostatu or 300 bottles

or 300 bottles

fermented dry and aged for 10 years in barrel

great for parties and drinking chilled at the beach

Vineyard Area: From gently sloped vines in Oliveira do Hospital

One-third of this bottling comes from a plot of Mazoyères-Chambertin

Gaston Chiquet Premier Cru Brut Tradition Champagne, France 1.5L Magnum NV Ostatu or 300 bottlesFresh and lively, with a leesy hint of bread dough mixing with candied berry, quince paste, lemon zest, wax and fleur de sel. Fine grained, with a lip smacking, juicy finish. This is a later disgorgement (12 07) of the second cuve we shipped last year. "Our Champagnes have been sold too young," said Nicolas, "and we wanted to start offering something more mature." This is 78% 2004, 6% 02, 13% 01 and 3% 98, and as always 45% Meunier, 35% Chardonnay and