Champagne Nicolas Maillart 'Platine' NV Extra Brut 1er Cru Écueil, Montagne de Reims MAGNUM

1500ml bottle

12.5% abv

A very pale rosé color from the high percentage of Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Platine soars with a beautiful perfume of orange blossom and an incredibly soft mousse. Fine mousse, intense orchard fruit with toasted nuts on the nose. Very dry, crisp, vinous palate with ripe fruit, mineral nuances, and lingering citrus-spice finish.

54% Pinot Noir, 26% Chardonnay, 20% Meunier
Sourced from 3 villages: Villers Allerand, Écueil, Bouzy 
Fermented in oak barrels
Vinified and aged for 10 months in 228L oak barrel or 3000L foudre
Dosage: 1 g/L
Disgorged: 03/2023

In the small Champagne village of Écueil, on the Montagne de Reims, are found the cellars of Nicolas Maillart. Hw owns and farms vineyards in Écueil, Villers-Allerand, and Bouzy, all just south of Reims. These are among the world’s greatest terroirs for growing Champagne grapes, and they have been brilliantly matched chez Maillart to Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir, and Petit Meslier in order to extract the best qualities of each grape for both his blended multi-vintage Champagnes and his single-vineyard-vintage bottlings. All of his Champagnes are fermented and aged in wood, minimally sulfured, and bottled unfiltered with very little dosage.

Nicolas has made wine at his family estate since 2003 and has had two decades to hone and perfect his house style. He controls, farms, and manages all of his vineyards himself, working all of his soils. His Champagnes are pure, elegant, terroir-transparent, stylish, and delicious!