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R Dumont & Fils Brut

750ML
Sku: 042757

Review

The Dumont Brut Tradition is a blend of 80% pinot noir and 20% chardonnay. The whole berry vinification at very low temperatures yields a wine that exudes a quality of soft elegance. With a delicate toastiness adding a nice measure of complexity to the palate, this is very high quality Champagne at a very reasonable price. With their vineyards set on kimmereridgian chalky clay, just as in Chablis, the Dumonts have owned their plots for over 200 years and are fond of saying "We grow grapes on the same soils as the producers in Chablis. There they produce white wine from white grapes and here we produce white wine from red grapes"

Technical notes

The Champagne house of the Dumont family is situated in Champignol-lez-Mondeville, a village in the southern Champagne region of the Aube, some 90 miles southeast of Reims and Epernay. Characterized by forested hills, streams and vineyards, it is a natural and reflective environment that has attracted people such as Saint Bernard (Clairvaux) and Renoir (Essoyes). The Dumonts have owned vineyards in this area for over two hundred years and today three Dumont brothers work together to produce champagne exclusively from their own 22 hectares. The soils are a geological extension of those in Chablis, namely kimmeridgian chalky clay. The vineyard is planted with 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay. Bernard Dumont’s comments are insightful. “We grow grapes on the same soils as the vine growers in the Chablis region. There, they produce white wine from white grapes and here we produce white wine from red grapes.”

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Country: France
Region: Champagne
Grape Varietal: Champagne Blend
Type: Sparkling

Reg. 33.99

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