Dhondt-Grellet 'Cramant' Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs NV, Champagne, France
Regular price $140.00
Unit price per
100% Chardonnay
In 1986, Eric Dhondt and Edith Grellet decided to stop selling off grapes to negociants and started Dhondt-Grellet. Their focus on farming translated into honest Champagnes from great holdings across the Côte des Blancs. Starting with two hectares, the domaine has now tripled in size and starting gaining real attention when Adrien took over winemaking in 2012 at age 22. Today, joined by his sister Alice, he has slowly increased the range of Champagnes produced by isolating their holdings across the villages of Cramant and Cuis and bottling pure expressions of Chardonnay.
Adrien uses organic & biodynamic practices but he is not seeking certification, preferring to work in the spirit of what he calls “peasant viticulture,” using no synthetic products, no herbicides or insecticides, enriching his soils with homemade compost and, as of Spring 2021, plowing each plot with his horse, Thor.
100% Cramant Grand Cru Chardonnay. It is vinified in stainless steel tank. Dosage is between 3g/l to 4g/l. Made of two lieux-dits that bring different perspectives of the village :
Les Longues Verges - early ripening site that produces deep, concentrated wines
La Garenne - was historically a garden in the village with atypical sandy soils in the heart of the village