2009 Pierre Gimonnet & Fils Vintage Collection, Extra-Brut, Champagne, France 1.5L MAGABOUT THIS WINE 60% Cramant Grand Cru (Bateau, Buissons), 24% Chouilly Grand Cru (Montaigu), 16% Cuis 1er Cru (Croix Blanche). The 2009 is considered one of the Domaine's reference vintages. Fermented and aged with malolactic in stainless for 8 months before bottling. Disgorged in 2021. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Didier Gimonnet is the second generation of growers to direct this superb estate, with 28 hectares of holdings in grand and premier cru villages,

with marly clayey-limestone banks

He does this through ruthless fruit selection from high density old vineyards

The fruit is from the "Prediger” (“the Preacher”) vineyard

together with his friend and fellow vigneron Marco Nicolini

Villa Creek is one of the handful of true superstars in the Paso Robles area – and this rosé WAY over delivers for the money

Guillaume Laporte

45% Mourvedre

Then there was the wine virtuoso who put Lievland on the map with an iconic Shiraz that people still talk about today

a diversity of ripeness is achieved by using the traditional method of harvesting the fruit a number of different times during the ripening period

2 Bertozzi — Fork Chambray Napkins (20x20)Crafted by Bertozzi

We pick the grapes early so they don't get too much sun exposure since the Zinfandel grape is very thin skinned

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