Le Vintage 2013

Name: Le Vintage 2013
Brand: refonte-lanson
Price: 366 EUR
Availability: InStock

Le Vintage 2013 is a powerful and harmonious wine capturating the highest expression of an exceptional vintage. Cultivating excellence, Maison Lanson only declare vintage the years considered exceptional. Thus, 1874, 1904, 1928, 1955, 1964, 1971, 1976, 1985, 1999, 2008, 2012 and 2013 testify the capacity of our wines to transcend time while retaining an incomparable freshness.

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"True to the spirit of the House's great vintages , Le Vintage 2013 offers a chiseled, racy wine that perfectly expresses the influence of the continental climate in which it was born."

Hervé Dantan, Cellar Master

For Le Vintage, Maison Lanson selects only the finest grapes from plots in the Grand and Premier Crus regions. This great wine is made according to the original principle of Champagne vinification, without malolactic fermentation. It matures for at least 9 years in the Cellars, to achieve a unique aromatic complexity. The passion and patience of our people give rise to champagnes of great aromatic intensity, enable to transcend time gracefully, without ever losing their characteristic freshness.

2013

Vintage 2013 is the result of a precise blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay exclusively from Grands Crus and Premiers Crus. The blend between these two emblematic Champagne grape varieties offers a perfect balance between the fruitiness, structure and power of Pinot Noir, and the elegance and minerality of Chardonnay.

53%Pinot noir

47%Chardonnay

Crus Chardonnay : Mesnil-sur-Oger, Cramant, Chouilly, Oger, Vertus, Trépail

Crus Pinot Noir : Verzenay, Verzy, Bouzy, Mareuil-sur-Aÿ

Ageing

9 years old

Dosage

7.5g/L Brut

Grand and Premier Crus

100 %

Wines without malolactic fermentation

100 %

The year 2013

2013 was a late year in terms of weather. After a cold and wet winter and spring, which caused the vines to flower late, the summer sun allowed for exceptional ripening right up to the harvests. These took place on 24th September, in the sunshine, and were among the latest harvests of the past 30 years. The grapes picked gave rise to chiselled, elegant wines with remarkable acidity, thereby expressing all the complexity of the past viticultural year.

Tasting notes

Eye

Crystalline gold with silver shimmers.

Nose

The initial bouquet, intense and harmonious, reveals aromas of orchard fruit, praline, flint and acacia honey. This is followed by subtle notes of orange blossom, lemon and pistachio.

Palate

Chiselled on the palate with these same delicate aromas and an intense, concentrated tension. A superb balance of power, complexity and harmony that ends with a mineral, zesty freshness.

Our awards

95/100

16.5/20

FOOD AND WINE PAIRING

Gastronomic pairing by Arto Rastas

Our Chef Ambassador Arto Rastas suggests pairing this champagne with ravioli of chicken, mushrooms in hazelnut sauce, parsley oil, comté cheese and smoked almonds.

Service ritual

Service temperature

8 to 10°C

Conservation

10 to 15°C

Glass type

White wine glass

Our savoir-faire

Since 1760, our Cellar Masters have been perpetuating traditional Champagne methods, enriched with innovative approaches to preserve the Lanson style.

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