R-20 Pierre Gerbais 'Grains de Celles' Extra Brut

About The Wine

This cuvée from Champagne Pierre Gerbais is from the 2020 vintage, grown in the village of Celles-sur-Ource in the Côte des Bar. It’s a blend of pinot noir (50%), chardonnay (25%), and pinot blanc (25%), sourced proportionally from the domaine’s holdings on Kimmeridgian marl and limestone soils.

Certified sustainable since 1996 (Ampelos), the fruit is hand-sorted and gently pressed with a traditional Coquard press. Vinified without added SO2, and primary and malolactic fermentations take place in tank. Secondary fermentation uses cultured organic yeasts, with the wine spending 30 months on lees before disgorgement. Dosage is Extra Brut at 3 g/L.

About Pierre Gerbais

Pierre Gerbais is in the Côte des Bar, the Southernmost region of the Champagne AOC. Currently at the helm is Aurélien Gerbais a 4th generation winemaker.

Pierre Gerbais has been following organic practices since 1996 and believe in truly letting the terroir speak through the Champagne. The Côte des Bar is known for having clay and limestone soils, leading to preference of Pinot Noir and Blanc.

With the house owning 17.5ha of land with 50% Pinot Noir, 25% Pinot Blanc and 25% Chardonnay and a single parcel of Pinot Meunier. Like his grandfather Aurélien continues the Champagne House’s legacy of producing breathtaking and occasionally experimental wines from a highly sought after region in Champagne.

Critics like William Kelley have identified Aurélien as one of the Aube’s most promising talents, praising his Champagnes for their clarity, maturity and sense of place. While some peers embrace natural wine aesthetics or the opulence of modern Burgundy, Aurélien’s work is quieter and more disciplined - a pursuit of excellence for those who understand the language of detail.

For the thoughtful Champagne drinker, the wines of Pierre Gerbais offer something profound: a bridge between Champagne and Burgundy, and a compelling example of Grower Champagne - honest, precise and expressive.

“Today [at Pierre Gerbais], a decade's work is finally coming to fruition in the form of complex, refined, elegantly vinous Champagnes that are emerging as some of the region's most compelling, taking this estate from the ranks of the region's solid producers into the category of the exceptional.” 

William Kelley, The Wine Advocate

Snapshot

Region: Côte des Bar, Champagne

Country: France

Alcohol: 12.5%

Vintage: 2020

Size: 750ml

Closure: Cork

Varieties: Pinot Noir 50%, Chardonnay 25%, Pinot Blanc 25%

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