- Region
- Champagne
- Producer
- Delouvin Nowack
- Grape varieties
- 100% Pinot Noir / Spätburgunder
- Bottle size
- 75 cl
- Alcohol
- 12.5%
- Classification
- AC
- Special characteristic
- Contains sulphites
-10%
Hand-picked Pinot Noir grapes from a small lieu-dit. Strictly no herbicides, insecticides or any other chemical treatments are used to farm the vineyard. The base wine was fermented and matured in oak barrels. Remuage (riddling) by hand. Zero sulphur additions. La Croix Malherme is a brut nature with no sugar (dosage) added after disgorgement.
This champagne shows ripe red fruit, dried blossom, caramel, brioche, almond, smoke, liquorice and fine roasted aromas on the nose. Full-bodied and dry on the palate, with ripe, slightly oxidative fruit, a vibrant sense of freshness and a fine mousse. The finish is long, salty and herbal.
The estate has 7.25 hectares under vine, all situated in Vandières in the heart of the Marne Valley. Its 36 plots, mostly comprising old vines, grow on south- and south-east-facing slopes consisting of a patchwork of clay-limestone, chalk, sand and clay soils that make up a diverse and complex terroir. The Pinot Noir fruit for this champagne comes from the Croix Malherme lieu-dit, which has sandy soils and an easterly aspect. Here the vines gives small, concentrated bunches that lend great expression to the wine.