With parcels in Cramant and Cuis, Dhondt Grellet focuses on producing superb wines from the Cote des Blancs. Adrien Dhont-Grellet, the son of the founders is currently in charge and makes the wines. He is focusing on biodynamic farming which has translated into vivid champagnes from great parcels across the Côte des Blancs.

This NV Blanc de Blancs is all from two vineyard parcels in the top Grand Cru Village of Cramant with the average vine age over 55 years old. The wine is fermented in older oak barrels and partially go through malolactic fermentation to soften the acids.

Technical Information:
Vineyards: 100% Grand Cru | Lieu-dit: La Garennes & Les Longues Verges
Grape Varieties: 100% Chardonnay
Base Vintage: 2016
Reserve Wines: 30% from a perpetual reserve with the oldest wines from 1986
Disgorged: September 2019
Lees ageing: 28 months
Dosage: 3 g/L
Production: 6,000
Drink: Now to 2026

Tasting Note: The first aromatics show off the origins of the grapes with that chalky character and then you see the ripe lemons and apple. On the palate you see some of the tropical fruits from the warm base year, pineapple and a hint of guarva. Very well balanced with a good clean mineral finish

In 1986, Eric Dhondt and Edith Grellet decided to stop selling off their grapes to negociants and started Dhondt-Grellet. Their focus on biodynamic farming has translated into vivid champagnes from great parcels across the Côte des Blancs. The domaine is around 6ha of Grand Cru and 1er Cru vines, with an average age of 40 years. Their son Adrien is now at the helm, together with his sister Alice. Inspired by the great white winemakers of Burgundy, Adrien is taking his family’s wines to another level, focusing on chardonnay and terroir. The quality of Adrien’s cuvées was recognised when he was voted Winemaker of the Year 2017 in the Trophées Champenois.

Cellar Master: Adrien Dhondt-Grellet
Winery Location: Flavigny | Champagne, France
Champagne Region: Vallée de la Marne