• Chateau Name: CHAMPAGNE GRATIOT PILLIERE
• Brand /series name: CHAMPAGNE GRATIOT PILLIERE
• Wine Type: CHAMPAGNE
• Vintage: 2010
• Grape Varietal or Varietals and proportions: 100% Chardonnay
• Country of Origin: FRANCE
• Fruit grown in region(S): CHAMPAGNE
• Alcohol by volume (ABV) %: 12.00
• Volume of individual bottle: 750ml

Food Pairing:

• The beautiful balance of this direct vintage predispose it to refined and noble companions: Carpaccio of Scallops, prawns in olive oil, lobster with a caviar jelly... 
• Curious Champagne lovers will be able to marry it quite boldly with aged cheeses: cooked pasta and soft goats’ cheese.

Information about the Wine:

• Only grapes from the 2010 harvest from our oldest chardonnay vines planted in our best soils are the soul of this vintage cuvee.  It represents a mere 4% of our production.
• Secondary fermentation and ageing "on the lees" for 36 months minimum.
• Disgorgement: 3 to 6 months before « commercial sale » Dosage : 9 gr /L
• A crisp tonic.
• To the eye, a bright beautiful string of lively bubbles rising through a yellow gold hue.
• The nose is still discreet, with notes of candied citrus and tuberoses.
• On the palate, the attack is direct, with a persistent sharp fresh quality, characterized by a long tense lemony finish.

Award / Qualification received / Wine rating:

• International Wine Challenge: Silver Medal
• Vinalies Internationales: Silver Medal