Corbon Brut Blanc de Blancs Avize, Champagne Grand Cru 2010

Corbon Brut BdB Description

A medium-bodied, vibrant & very dry vintage Champagne made from 100% Chardonnay that is incredibly nuanced and long-aged.

Producer: Corbon

Grape: Chardonnay

Where: Côte des Blancs, Champagne

Country: France

Taste: Delightfully crunchy orchard fruit is interspersed with toasted brioche, smoke, and a distinctively mineral-driven palate.

Vibes with: Oysters Rockefeller, grilled shrimp, pork chops

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Additional Info:

Fermented in stainless steel without malolactic conversion.  Aged 10 years on the lees.

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Agnès Corbon is the fourth generation of her winegrowing family to oversee their tiny 6 hectare domaine in the Marne Valley and the Grand Cru village of Avize.  Since taking over for her father Claude in 2006, Agnès has implemented organic farming practices in the vineyards, eliminating the use of pesticides and herbicides.  As a winemaker Agnès is traditional yet experimental, her stylistic signature being powerful & complex t elegant.