In the glass
Aroma: lemon, ripe apple, white flowers, light brioche
Palate: ripe citrus, yellow plum, underlying minerality, crisp dry finish
A pure Premier Cru Cuis Blanc de Blancs: lemon and ripe apple over white flowers and light brioche, the palate bringing ripe citrus and yellow plum with underlying minerality and a crisp dry finish.
What it pairs with
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Oysters
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Crisp minerality meets the brine of oysters. -
Sole meuniere
Ripe citrus and chalk frame delicate white fish. -
Goat cheese
White-flower lift balances fresh cheese.
History
Gimonnet's Cuis Premier Cru is a fresh, non-oaked Blanc de Blancs from the family's extensive Cote des Blancs holdings around Cuis, Cramant and Chouilly.
- 1935 — Gimonnet begins estate bottling its Cote des Blancs Chardonnay
Facts
- Producer
- Champagne Pierre Gimonnet & Fils
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (100%)
- Classification
- AOC Champagne
- Oak
- Stainless steel; Premier Cru Cuis Chardonnay, fresh non-oaked style
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 40 to 55 at retail
- Drinking window
- now to 6 from release
- First vintage
- 1935
Scores
- Vinous 90