Marie Courtin Blanc de Blanc Amphora

Grapes: Chardonnay + Pinot Blanc + Arbanne

Region: Cote des Bars, Champagne, France

Vintage: 2018

Viticulture: Biodynamic

Soils: Kimmeridgian

Yeasts: Native

Vinification: Direct press then fermented in amphora

Aging: 2 years on lees

Fining or Filtering: Disgorged

Dosage: 2 g/l

Notes from the Importer:  Dominique Moreau named her estate after her grandmother, Marie Courtin, whom she describes as a “woman of the earth”. With the 2005 vintage, Dominique set out to produce a series of single-vineyard, single-variety, single-vintage, zero-dosage Champagnes from biodynamically-grown grapes that are farmed and elaborated with meticulous care.
Spirituality plays an important role in her approach. Specifically, she uses pendulums to aid in evaluating the evolution of the grapes on the vine as well as the wine during élévage. She explains that the pendulum changes its natural rhythm and swing based on the energy emitted from a living being, whether person, vineyard, or wine.
Dominique’s compelling Champagnes are electric and chiseled, with an intense brininess and minerality at their core.