Vincent Couche "ADN", Brut Nature - 2009

Name: Vincent Couche "ADN", Brut Nature
Brand: Vincent Couche
SKU: 38735
Price: 224.96 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 38735 750mL

ADN means DNA in English and is the richest of all of Vincent Couche's Champagne. The base wine was fermented in old Burgundy casks. This Champagne was fermented with native yeasts and bottled without the addition of sulphur. What these practices allow for is a unique palate of complex fruits and spices. A vintage Champagne you can age.

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Color

White

Vintage

2009

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-Region

L`Aube

Producer

Vincent Couche

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

The Cotes de Bar (AKA, The Aube) in Southern Champagne is a special breed-- more like Northern Burgundy than the rest of Champagne. Given its proximity to the Cote D'r, clay soils interlaced with limestone, slightly warmer, wetter weather and farmer driven milieu, it's an intruiging place. So is wine from Vincent Couche... 100% Chardonnay - unusual in an area known for Pinot Noir, it is bone dry. However, you'd never know, from it's richness courtesy of 6 years on its lees. A bit of a paradox, even. This wine is exactly that, a wine! More vinous than most Champgnes, it reminds me of an old adage; "Wine first, bubbles second."

- EG

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