In the glass
Aroma: Anjou pear, waxy citrus rind, bee pollen, white flowers, blanched almond
Palate: taut incisive structure, racy acid, chalky extract, pinpoint mousse
An oak-fermented Premier Cru cuvee: Anjou pear and waxy citrus over bee pollen, white flowers and blanched almond, taut and incisive with racy acid and chalky structuring extract.
What it pairs with
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Roast chicken
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Oak-driven structure meets roasted poultry. -
Comte
Almond and pollen depth echo the aged cheese. -
Sole meuniere
Racy chalk frames delicate white fish.
History
Grand Cellier is Vilmart's flagship oak-fermented Premier Cru cuvee from Rilly-la-Montagne, unusual for a Montagne de Reims grower in its use of large casks.
- 1989 — Grand Cellier established as the estate flagship
Facts
- Producer
- Champagne Vilmart & Cie
- Grapes
- Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
- Classification
- AOC Champagne
- Oak
- Large oak-cask fermentation; Premier Cru Rilly-la-Montagne
- ABV
- 12.0%
- Price
- EUR 55 to 80 at retail
- Drinking window
- now to 10 from release
- First vintage
- 1989
Scores
- Vinous 91