Cumières

100% Pinot Noir30-year-old vinesWithout malolactic fermentationSeparate maturation of the individual vineyards in demi-muids (600-liter barrels)Dosage: 3g/lSoil: clay and chalk, with fragments of flint; a selection of very early-ripening plots above Cumières (Barremonts, Demoiselles, Houtrants) VINIFICATION:Harvested and sorted by hand; pressed on a traditional Coquard wine press; only the cuvée (first juice of the pressing) is selected; vinification plot-by-plot to 80% in demi-muid casks. Avoidance of malolactic fermentation. Nicola MAR26 (2018): Accessible, fresh style, balanced, pleasant to drink, will benefit from additional aging and gain body. Tilman MAR26 (2018): Darkly spicy, slightly stimulating bitterness, rich and powerful, delicate red fruit, ripe base aroma, yeasty yet fresh.

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir und Meunier Dosage: 0g/l Single VineyardVincent bought new parcles in the vineyard "Les Chèvres" in Cumières from his uncle and it's currently undergoing conversion to being organically farmed. It's Vincent's first new Champagne since over ten years.    

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay Dosage: 0g/l 

The single vineyard Les Chênes champagne is produced exclusively with Chardonnay. Les Chênes is a renowned vineyard located halfway up the slope along the street to Hautvillers, east of Cumières. There is only a thin soil layer over the chalky parent rock. The first vintage produced only 400 bottles, although today production has expanded to 1800 bottles — produced solely in the finest vintages and only as Brut Nature.  

The single vineyard Les Chênes champagne is produced exclusively with Chardonnay. Les Chênes is a renowned vineyard located halfway up the slope along the street to Hautvillers, east of Cumières. There is only a thin soil layer over the chalky parent rock. The first vintage produced only 400 bottles, although today production has expanded to 1800 bottles — produced solely in the finest vintages and only as Brut Nature.  

100% Pinot Meunier Dosage: 0g/l Single Vineyard To the west and slightly above Cumières sits 'Les Hautes-Chèvres', where Laval cultivates Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The darker, more fertile soil of this vineyard contains more clay than that in Les Chênes and the chalk cliffs stretch even deeper. In 2004 Laval produced a pure Pinot Meunier champagne here from this site, and he has continued ever since.   

Les Longues Violes, parcelle mythique de 14a61, appartient à la famille Laval depuis plusieurs générations. Les vignes, des sélections massales, ont été plantées en 1947 (Meunier/3309C), 1964 (Pinot Noir/41B) et 1984 (Pinot Noir/SO4). Le sol n’a jamais reçu d’herbicide, de fertilisation chimique; les vignes, jamais de pesticides de synthèse. Le moût fermente naturellement en fûts de chênes.La qualité, la diversité, la richesse, la finesse des arômes des jus, des vins des Longues Violes alimentaient déjà jadis les conversations de mes aïeux. 2012 est le premier millésime de cuvée Les Longues Violes; 1520 bouteilles ont été créées. Les 480 premières bouteilles ont patienté 50 mois sur lattes avant leur dégorgement.Further information: http://georgeslaval.fr/les-cuvees-biologiques-2/