Brut Nature Cramant Grand Cru "Les Bauves"

Les Bauves is a plot in Cramant, grand cru, and supplies 100% Chardonnay for this cuvée. The wine belongs to Lombard's "Terroir" range and is bottled as a Brut Nature without dosage. Four to five years of cellar ageing precede its release. The plot faces east, and the chalk-rich soils give the wine freshness.

The vineyard is old, and in the subsoil the chalk is heavily broken up. This lets the vines root deeply. From this, Lombard describes a remarkable balance between mineral power and aromatic concentration, and an atypical expression of Chardonnay. For lovers of single-vineyard wines, this is a champagne for comparing. Serve it at 10 to 12 °C in a wide white wine glass, which gives room even to a dry, mineral wine.