Getting to the heart of the village's Chardonnay expertise...
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Champagne’s brands and blends may be better known than its villages or vineyards, but if there’s one place in the region that has broken through it is Le Mesnil-sur-Oger.
What makes the Chardonnay grown in this sleepy Côte des Blancs village just south of Épernay ascend to such mythical status?
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Les Montjolys tends to linger in the shadow of its more famous Chétillons, which shines with its long-lived, chalky focus and intensity. Here, deeper topsoil...
2018
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Pierre PétersCôte des Blancs
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Part of the side-project of Adrien Dhondt (of domaine Dhondt-Grellet), the Chardonnay here hails from the plot just above the famous 'Chétillon' vineyard, where a...
2020
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Adrien DhondtCôte des Blancs
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While 'Mon Village' is a balanced picture of Le Mesnil, Mussettes is a more intense, chalky and low-yielding plot that yields tigher, more compact wines...
2020
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Girard-BonnetCôte des Blancs
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A perfect example of a wine which is bursting with Le Mesnil brightness, tension and structure but remains ripe, fragrant and accessible. Paul Girard blends...
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Girard-BonnetCôte des Blancs
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Domaine Vincey's ripe, naturally-orientated zero sulphite, zero dosage, 100% barrel-fermented style does open up Le Mesnil's inwardness even in this tight vintage, where a beautiful,...
2021
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Domaine VinceyCôte des Blancs
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Péters' Cuvée de Réserve is two thirds Le Mesnil Chardonnay, backed up with the house's highly complex perpetual reserve which adds an irresistable fresh, nutty,...
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Pierre PétersCôte des Blancs
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From the heart of Mesnil terroir in chalky, intense Chétilons and Mussettes, one of the village's top growers maintains its transparent, pure and vibrant style...
2014
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JL VergnonCôte des Blancs
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From the stellar 2019 vintage, specialist Côte des Blancs domaine Franck Bonville has turned out the best yet in their series of 'Pur' single-village blanc...
2019
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Franck BonvilleCôte des Blancs
Tom Hewson writes about Champagne and sparkling wine. He authored the Tim Atkin Champagne Special Report in 2022, featuring over 600 wines and insights from five weeks spent in the region. As well as writing freelance, reviewing and presenting sparkling wines, Tom runs his own newsletter Six Atmospheres, reaching Champagne and sparkling wine enthusiasts all over the world every week.
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