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Jeaunaux-Robin Brut 'Selection' NV - half bottle
Jeaunaux-Robin Brut 'Selection' NV - half bottle
Bottle Price: £13.95
Case Price: £159
- Country: France
- Region: Champagne
- Grape Variety: Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
- Alcohol: 12.5%
- Bottle Size: 37.5cl
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This cuvee, made up of 60% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay, is aged for three and a half years. Justifiably mentioned by the guidebooks of Hachette and also Gilbert and Gaillard.
Mineral-laced red berries, brioche and flowers, almost tropical fruit , with plenty of creamy richness that carries through to the long, satisfying finish.
Champagne Jeaunaux-Robin, Talus Saint Prix
Situated in the tiny village of Talus Saint Prix about 20 miles south of Epernay, this 5ha domain was started by Cyril Jeaunaux's parents in 1964. After graduating in 1999, Cyril joined them and now runs the operation with his wife.The area is known for growing mainly Pinot Meunier and this is echoed by the 'assemblage' of his wines. It's a traditionally run domain, he uses no chemicals nor insecticides as he works towards Biodynamic status.
The Champagne region, the bastion of sparkling wines south of Epernay, boasts 11,000 growers. Times have changed and now this most luxurious of wines is no longer in the grip of the 110 Champagne houses. Growers now receive better money for their grapes and many are now producing and selling the Champagnes themselves.
These companies manage some 32,000 hectares of vineyards in the region. The type of Champagne producer can be identified from the abbreviations followed by the official number on the bottle:[19]
NM: Négociant manipulant. These companies (including the majority of the larger brands) buy grapes and make the wine
CM: Coopérative de manipulation. Cooperatives that make wines from the growers who are members, with all the grapes pooled together
RM: Récoltant manipulant. (Also known as Grower Champagne) A grower that also makes wine from its own grapes (a maximum of 5% of purchased grapes is permitted). Note that co-operative members who take their bottles to be disgorged at the co-op can now label themselves as RM instead of RC
SR: Société de récoltants. An association of growers making a shared Champagne but who are not a co-operative
RC: Récoltant coopérateur. A co-operative member selling Champagne produced by the co-operative under its own name and label
MA: Marque auxiliaire or Marque d'acheteur. A brand name unrelated to the producer or grower; the name is owned by someone else, for example a supermarket
ND: Négociant distributeur. A wine merchant selling under his own name