Region
FranceChampagneMontagne de Reims
Appellation
Champagne Grand Cru, Brut Nature
Cuvée
La Pierre aux Larrons
Farming
Low/No Sulfur Vinification
Vinification
Barrel Aged, Indigenous yeast fermented, Malolactic, Unfined & Unfiltered, Zero Dosage
Soil Type
Chalky Limestone, Clay
In 1948, Henri Coutier was one of if not THE first to plant chardonnay in Ambonnay, a Grand Cru villages normally devoted to Pinot Noir. He planted this varietal in a single-vineyard plot called Pierre aux Larrons, and this plot has become the source of all massale selection chardonnay cuttings that the winery uses. In 2015, his grandson Antoine returned to the estate to vinify his first vintage and the decision was made to make the first single-vineyard chardonnay bottling for the estate.
