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Extra Brut

Anniversary cuvée

One Cuvee, 12 Harvests, 120 Years of History... To bring together years of history in one single Champagne: this was the aim of Maison Gardet while preparing this cuvee. A well-considered winemaking, realised in deepest secrecy, behind the door of Maison Gardet’s wine library. Out of this assemblage of 12 harvests and vintages with unique characteristics, a wine of a rare finesse was born.

Made from 70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay, this limited edition is a blend of 12 vintages representing the finest years of Gardet's history. This anniversary cuvée reflects the expertise that has been handed down from generation to generation since the House was founded.

Timeline of the bottle

Timeline of the bottle

Tasting

Tasting

Fine cuisine pairings

Fine cuisine pairings

Bottling & Shipping

Bottling & Shipping

15 september 1943: after a mild year with no frost, the harvest begins in Champagne… This is also where the story of this cuvee composed of 12 exceptional wines begins. The blend brings us then in 1947, an outstanding year. Several years – including 1943, 1988, 1996 and 2000 – have been selected afterwards to join these two old vintages, filled with history. But it is finally in 2012 that this unique assemblage, which gives to this cuvee its typiciality and singularity, is completed.

 

In the vaulted cellars of the House, Stephanie Sucheyre, œnologist, accompanied by Christophe Prieux and Olivier Legendre, secretly give a second life to the old magnums and bottles that have been kept there for years. Together, they select and taste 12 rares wines with unique characteristics that will be at the origin of this exceptional cuvee. Thanks to different vintages and a knowledge passed on from generation to generation, this unique wine is well rooted in the past and really enigmatic .

This Extra-Brut cuvee (2g/l) is amazingly fresh and combines citrus aromas and floral notes. The robe is pale yellow, revealing silvery sheen. The nose is fresh and intense with floral notes. The palate is lively and releases the characteristic freshness of this wine, giving way to candied lime aromas.

Ideal as an aperitif, or to accompany refined dishes such as scallop carpaccio, shellfish, small game or Turbot Rossini with foie gras sauce and veal jus with truffles…

Serving temperature: 9 to 11°C.

Storage: ready to drink, can be kept for 3 to 5 years, laid down in a dark place.

 

Packaging

12 000 bottles – Limited quantities
1 200 magnums – Sold Out
120 jeroboams – Sold Out
12 methuselahs – Sold Out

Dosage Extra-Brut: 2 g/L

Pinot Noir

Chardonnay