Champagne Chartogne-Taillet Cuvee Sainte Anne Brut NV 750ml
Cuvee Sainte Anne
Grape Varieties - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier.
Villages - Merfy, Saint Thierry
Horse ploughing - no herbicides
Harvest 2020 (mostly) + 20% Reserve
Vinification - No added yeasts, Barrel and Stainless Steel aging.
Bottling: July 2021
Dosage 4g/L.
Disgorged: April 2023
12.5% Alc/Vol
Reveiws:
"The NV Brut Cuvée Ste.-Anne is an absolutely stunning Champagne for its complexity, value and soulfulness. Rich and creamy on the palate, with tons of resonance, the Cuvée Ste.-Anne is absolutely impeccable. Dried orchard fruit, spice, pastry, baked apple tart and lemon confit all infuse the Cuvée Ste.-Anne with striking complexity and depth. I can’t think of too many Champagnes that deliver this level of quality for the money. Not surprisingly, I have seen it offered by the glass in a number of top restaurants around the world. Alexandre Chartogne does a fabulous job with this cuvée. Don’t miss it." – Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com
Chartogne-Taillet - by Richard Juhlin
"Already in the 1600s, Fiacre Taillet was a wine-grower in the small village of Merfy in the Massif de Saint-Thierry planted in mostly sandy soils, while Chartogne-Taillet was formed in 1920. Today, Chartogne-Taillet is still a family business. Alexandre Chartogne run a quality-controlled property with access to very old grapevines—even a little pre-phylloxera rootstock. Alexandre was educated in Burgundy and has a strong faith in the recipe: low yield equals high quality. He also worked with Anselme Selosse and returned to the family estate in 2006. He took full control the following year, and his influence has elevated the domaine to the top ranks of grower-producers in the region.The grapes come from 11,5 hectares in Merfy, Chenay, and Saint Thierry. Fiacre is a brilliantly refreshing, elastic, potent wine with a deliciously concentrated young fruit. Truly genuine terroir character is, of course, missing but this deficiency is well compensated for by its tart, rich, fruity cannonade. The Clos des Barres is a beautiful and super intense pure Pinot Meunier. Close to 4 stars today."
Top rated tasting notes: by Richard Juhlin
• Chartogne-Taillet Heurtebise 2016 - 95
• Chartogne-Taillet Les Couarres 2017 - 94
• Chartogne-Taillet Saint-Thierry 2018 - 94
"Chartogne-Taillet Sainte Anne Extra Brut (2020-base)
Chartogne-Taillet NV Tasted 2024-05
83 Richard Juhlin rating (Potential 82)
Blend: Cuvée Style: Brut Dosage: 4%
PN 35 PM 5 CH 60
Tasting Note; Sainte Anne is somewhat of a collection wine from vineyards one don't have enough of to vinify separately. The house style with its richness and personal grunt is here, but a little toned down. Clear barrel character, modern and in this case a little pumped up modern fruit."
