Dhondt Grellet, Cramant Blanc de Blancs Extr Brut NV Cantina Paolini Deep red in colour with

Deep red in colour with youthful violet hints

The mouth is powerful

Beautifully round mellow and warming

A healthy measure of acidity provides plenty of backbone"

mouth-filling palate that lingers and satisfies

Dhondt Grellet, Cramant Blanc de Blancs Extr Brut NV Cantina Paolini Deep red in colour withAdrien makes this with 55 year old Chardonnay grapes, which are organic but not certified, from an south east facing plot in Cramant, a Grand Cru village, which has very chalky soils. Fermentation is in barrique with natural yeast and it undergoes natural malo. The base is from 2015 and remaining 30% comes from reserve perpetuelle. Disgorged in October 2018 it has just 3g l of sugar. Aromatically there are note of an early morning, harvest time apple