60% Pinot Meunier
30% Pinot Noir
10% Chardonnay

40-year-old vines farmed without chemicals.

The soil in this vineyard consists of chalk and marl with the distinctive flint component.

Cropped around 65hl/ha and consisting of predominantly the 2013 vintage with 20% of the 2012 vintage.

The base wine is fermented in a combination of seasoned barrels and concrete and undergoes partial MLF. The wine matures on lees for 24 months.

They produce a Brut Nature but we decided the 5.5g of dosage amplified the red fruits from the high proportion of Meunier and Noir.

Loads of sweet, fresh red fruits on the nose whilst the palate is super pure and bright with great minerality.

About the Winery:

Jeaunaux-Robin was established in 1973 by Michael Jeaunaux in the village of Talus-Saint-Prix within a relatively undiscovered part of the Champagne region called Valleé du Morin.

The region is to the south-west of the Côte des Blancs and north of Côte de Sézanne.

The soil of the region is a combination of chalk and marl and so consequently a mixture of Côte des Blancs and Vallée de la Marne.

The most distinctive character of the soil is the unusual amount of flint in the soil which is hardly found anywhere in Champagne.

The 5.5ha vineyard was planted in 1965 and initially the fruit was delivered to the co-op.

In 1999 Cyril and his wife Clemence joined his father at the domaine and over the next few years they completely removed all chemicals from use in the vineyards challenging the traditional vineyard practices.

Since 2010 they have been using the appropriate preparations for organic viticulture and in 2015 they began the process of official certification.