Etienne Calsac Champagne 'Val d'Hermite' Blanc de Noirs [2022] Montchenot - John Kongsgaard

- John Kongsgaard

This lean soil together with vine age results in incredibly concentrated grapes

Grapes are hand-harvested in early September and fermented with native yeasts 20–25 days in open oak casks

ambient yeast fermentation and malolactic conversion in sandstone amphora and stainless steel vats

Variety: Blaufränkisch

Etienne Calsac Champagne 'Val d'Hermite' Blanc de Noirs [2022] Montchenot - John KongsgaardOrganic. 100% Pinot Noir. This wine is sourced from a single parcel, from a hamlet of the same name in the region of Bligny in the Aube. The parcels topsoil is highly calcareous; the vineyard is exposed south. This bottling is all from vintage 2021, vinified entirely in oak barrels, and aged under cork while on lees for roughly 38 months. Disgorged May 2025 with no dosage. tienne makes this wine as the one full, regular expression of Blanc de Noirs in