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One-third of the crop macerates with the skins for one night before being pressed

(from a mix of 55+ and 70+ year old vines situated in both climats that comprise 1

elegant and firm tannins balance well with good freshness and a damp tobacco-laden mid palate

bigger and more powerful flavors are overtly muscular yet the palate impression of the gorgeously long finish remains reasonably refined thanks to the dense but relatively fine-grained tannins

Varnier Fanniere, Grand Vintage Brut Brut Zero Finishes with buildingThe 2008 Brut Grand Vintage is 100% Chardonnay from different Grand Cru villages from the Cte de Blancs. I tasted the wines in December 2014, but for some obscure reasons, the wines remained in the database and were never published. It's sold out today (try the 2009 and 2010, which are available now), but this was my finding. Vanilla and brioche aromas on the nose lead to a full bodied, elegant, intense and well structured Champagne with a mineral,