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Champagne Marie Copinet Nos pas Dans... l'argile NV
Vallée de la Marne, Champagne, FranceMarie-Laure Copinet and her winemaker husband Alexandre Kowal have taken over her family's estate, founded by her father Jacques in 1975. Before then, the Copinets were selling their fruit to Moet, but Jacques' work at Taittinger led him to decide to create their own grower champagne estate. They are based in the tiny Champagne village of Montgenost (population 140) in the Côtes des Sézanne, and they own 9 hectares of vineyards in Côtes des Sézanne, Côtes des Bar, and Vallée de la Marne, producing only 5,500 cases annually, and began organic conversion in 2018. Nos pas Dans is a series of soil / grape studies put out by Marie Copinet. In this case, this is entirely organic pinot meunier on clay, from the lieu dit of Les Ragotteries, in Cuchery, on the right bank of the Marne Valley. From the 2021 vintage this native fermented in stainless steel egg with full MLF before heading to bottle and 2 years on lees. This was disgorged in July 2023 with 0 dosage. Very perfumed, with crushed purple florals, plum, fragrant wild mulberries framed with a a smart strict structure (from the stainless egg). Finishes with soft fragrant potpourri of spices, and lingering salinity. Impressive show of PM.Tasted: 30 November 2024Tasted by: Prices:| France | $48.00 | 750ml | France (euros) |
Grape: Pinot Meunier
