Champagne Extra Brut
Grauves

The Champagne Grauves by Domaine Vincey tells the story of a less celebrated yet remarkably expressive Premier Cru village from the western side of the Côte des Blancs, where chalk lies just a few centimetres beneath the surface and gives the wines tension, brightness and mineral depth. From a parcel of old Chardonnay vines around forty years of age, now in conversion to organic and biodynamic farming, comes a single-origin Blanc de Blancs that conveys the character of this terroir with sincerity and purity, free from any pursuit of effect and able to turn the verticality of the chalky soil into an authentic and intense expression of place.

This edition, based on the 2023 harvest, takes shape through vinification and fermentation carried out exclusively with indigenous yeasts, followed by a naturally occurring malolactic fermentation and twelve months of maturation on fine lees in oak barrels, a choice that adds breadth and complexity without sacrificing purity of fruit, while the absence of fining and filtration keeps the original material intact. After tirage, the wine rests sixteen months on the lees before dégorgement, and the final dosage of 1 g/l, in Extra Brut style, gives full expression to the terroir and to the precision of Chardonnay.

On tasting, it shows a luminous straw-yellow colour with golden highlights and a fine, persistent perlage, while the nose opens with notes of ripe citrus, golden apple and white flowers, enriched by hints of fresh hazelnut, pastry and a delicate chalky trace recalling its native soil. On the palate it reveals a taut yet enveloping structure, where the creaminess from barrel maturation meets vibrant freshness and clear salinity, in a balance of great precision leading to a long, savoury finish of remarkable persistence. Total production amounts to 5,918 bottles.