In the glass
Aroma: lemon, ripe apple, white flowers, light brioche
Palate: ripe citrus, fine chalk, fresh acidity, long crisp finish
Gimonnet's vintage Premier and Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs: lemon and ripe apple over white flowers and brioche, with ripe citrus, fine chalk and a long crisp finish.
What it pairs with
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Oysters
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Fine chalk meets the brine of oysters. -
Sole meuniere
Ripe citrus and chalk frame white fish. -
Goat cheese
White-flower lift balances fresh cheese.
History
Fleuron is Gimonnet's vintage Cote des Blancs Blanc de Blancs, drawing on the family's Premier and Grand Cru holdings for a riper, more structured expression than the Cuis cuvee.
- 1935 — Gimonnet establishes its vintage Blanc de Blancs program
Facts
- Producer
- Champagne Pierre Gimonnet & Fils
- Grapes
- Chardonnay (100%)
- Classification
- AOC Champagne
- Oak
- Stainless steel; Premier and Grand Cru Cote des Blancs Chardonnay, vintage
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 45 to 65 at retail
- Drinking window
- 5 to 15 from vintage
- First vintage
- 1935
Scores
- Vinous 91