Average rating 4.9/5 stars across all Google and external reviews
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Bought directly from Champagne Suenen UK agent, the bottles are stored in bond at London City Bond Eton Park, in ideal conditions at a constant 13°C. For same-day deliveries, small quantities are kept in our office cellar, where the temperature is maintained between 11–13°C. We source all our bottles directly from the Maison or their official UK office, eliminating the risk of poor storage. This is crucial, as champagne quality is highly sensitive to heat: temperatures above 18°C accelerate maturity significantly, which compromises quality.
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1 × 75cl - 12 from 8th Sep We keep some stock in our London Warehouse. Large volumes take 24 hours from our out of London warehouse.
The Suenen family has been growing grapes in the Cramant area since the late 19th century, with winemaking beginning in the early 20th century. Aurélien's great-grandfather, Marcel, and his wife Simone, were the first to bottle and sell their own Blanc de Blancs under the Suenen name. Aurélien Suenen returned to the family estate after a career in professional basketball, taking over from his father in 2009. He has revitalized the domaine by focusing on the Côte des Blancs, particularly Cramant, Chouilly, and Oiry, and by adopting sustainable, low-intervention winemaking practices. Suenen emphasizes the unique characteristics of the terroir, with a particular focus on Chardonnay grown in the chalky soils of the Côte des Blancs. While embracing traditional methods, Aurélien also incorporates modern techniques, including the use of concrete eggs and demi-muids, 800 litre oak, for aging, and a small percentage of neutral oak barrels. He also ferments with indigenous yeasts and uses minimal sulphites and low dosage. Suenen achieved organic certification in 2019, reflecting his commitment to sustainable and environmentally friendly viticulture.
This NV champagne comes from 40+ yo vines on north-west, west, and south-east facing hillsides in Cramant and Chouilly where the soils are deeper compared to Oiry with silty clay over chalk – this adds flesh to the wines.
Weather: The 2020 Champagne vintage is noted as the third consecutive high-quality, warm harvest, with a promising but challenging season characterized by early budbreak, a warm August, and shortened ripening periods that resulted in heterogeneity among the wines. Despite challenges like vine heat stress and labor issues due to the pandemic, the still base wines (vins clairs) showed potential for powerful, rich, and expressive wines with good balance.
Technical Information: Vineyards: 100% Grand Cru | Cramant & Chouilly
Grape Varieties: 100% Chardonnay
Lees Ageing: 2.5 years
Reserve wines: 45% from 2013 to 2019
Average age of vines: 40+ Years Plantation Years
Bottling date: 16th July 2021
Disgorged: December 2023
Dosage: 4 g/l
Production: 6995 bottles & 201 magnums
Drink: Now to 2036
Tasting Note:This is a tightly wound champagne, with more pronounced structure and texture as well as a razor-like cut of acidity. Very attractive umami flavours on the finish.
The Suenen family has been growing grapes in the Cramant area since the late 19th century, with winemaking beginning in the early 20th century. Aurélien's great-grandfather, Marcel, and his wife Simone, were the first to bottle and sell their own Blanc de Blancs under the Suenen name. Aurélien Suenen returned to the family estate after a career in professional basketball, taking over from his father in 2009. He has revitalized the domaine by focusing on the Côte des Blancs, particularly Cramant, Chouilly, and Oiry, and by adopting sustainable, low-intervention winemaking practices. Suenen emphasizes the unique characteristics of the terroir, with a particular focus on Chardonnay grown in the chalky soils of the Côte des Blancs. While embracing traditional methods, Aurélien also incorporates modern techniques, including the use of concrete eggs and demi-muids for aging, and a small percentage of neutral oak barrels. He also ferments with indigenous yeasts and uses minimal sulfur and low dosage. Suenen achieved organic certification in 2019, reflecting his commitment to sustainable and environmentally friendly viticulture.
Aurélien Suenen - 2009 to present - In 2009, at age 23, Aurélien Suenen assumed control of the estate after his father's health crisis. He had earlier abandoned ambitions in professional basketball to support the business after a serious accident in 2003. Holding a degree in oenology from Avize, Aurélien was already immersed in vineyard and cellar work before taking full leadership. From the start, Aurélien shifted toward organic viticulture, eliminating herbicides and implementing cover crops, composts, and herbal infusions to restore soil biodiversity. The estate was certified organic in 2019. He reduced estate size, focusing almost exclusively on 3.2–5 hectares in the Grand Cru villages of Cramant, Chouilly, and Oiry, while selling or leasing peripheral plots in Montigny‑sur‑Vesle, retaining only a small parcel of old‑vine Pinot Meunier known as La Grande Vigne. Average yields were halved compared to previous generations to prioritize fruit quality and terroir expression. Aurélien Suenen now serves as the modern cellar master and visionary winemaker.
Daniel Suenen - 1950s - 2009 - Expanded estate, first vintage wines, growth to ~20K bottles/year
Marcel & Simone Suenen - Late 1800s – 1924 - First bottled Suenen‑Stourbe cuvée
Expert Reviews
94/100
Anne Krebiehl MW
“The NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs C + C Grand Cru gets its name from Chouilly and Cramant, the villages where the Chardonnay was picked. The nose presents yellow apple peel with a sheen of waxiness and a sense of dried ears of wheat and a touch of ocean air. Saltiness is immediate on the slender palate, where concentration gives a sense of salted apple flesh, wet oyster shell and deep chalk. Slender, earthy, intense and deeply oceanic. Fruit subsides to let soil speak. There's a fine but slightly dissipating mousse. ”
