Produttore: Dhondt-Grellet Nome Vino: Roc Solare Anno: 2025 (Degorgé) Denominazione: Aoc Dimensioni Bottiglia: 75 cl Nazione: Francia Regione: Champagne - Flavigny Vitigno: 90% Chardonnay, 10% Pinot Noir Grado Alcolico: 12,5 %vol. Descrizione: Domaine Dhondt-Grellet is located in Flavigny , just outside Avize , in the heart of the Côte des Blancs region of Champagne . The 6-hectare vineyard is planted with Chardonnay (in the communes of Cramant, Chouilly, and Cuis) and Pinot Noir in Avenay-Val-d'Or, in the Grandes Vallées de la Marne. In 1986, Eric Dhondt and Edith Grellet decided to stop selling grapes to traders and founded Dhondt-Grellet. Their son, Adrien , now in his twenties, took over the winemaking and quickly took the family wines to the next level. He gradually expanded the range of Champagne produced, isolating his own estates in the villages of Cramant and Cuis and bottling pure Chardonnay expressions. Roc Solare is a blend of Chardonnay (90%) and Pinot Noir (10%), grown on flint soils in the Coteaux du Sézannais . The vineyard is 45 years old. The base vintage (2021) represents 70% of the blend, while the remainder comes from a perpetual reserve dating back to 1986. The wine is vinified in stainless steel tanks and barrels. It was bottled in August 2022 and disgorged in September 2024. The dosage is Extra-Brut at 2.5 g/L. Produttore: Dhondt-Grellet Nome Vino: Les Terres Fines Anno: 2025 (Degorgé) Denominazione: Aoc Dimensioni Bottiglia: 75 cl Nazione: Francia Regione: Champagne - Flavigny Vitigno: 100% Chardonnay Grado Alcolico: 12,5 %vol. Descrizione: “Our efforts in the vineyard are starting to pay off. We have superb pH and acidity levels in the 2022 base wines, with more minerality, more sensation, more complexity. It’s the terroir expressing itself!” This is what the young and brilliant Adrien Dhondt thinks of his latest bottling of Terres Fines, a cuvée we introduced to you in October 2022, teasing the immense potential of this young talent and announcing his spectacular entry into the Champagne elite. Three vintages later, he brilliantly delivers on that promise with this 2022 bottling, which is every bit as good as its predecessor. For those just discovering him, Adrien is a rising star from the Côte des Blancs who is making waves and capturing the attention of all lovers of artisanal Champagne! Based in Flavigny, near Avize, in the heart of the beautiful Cuis and Cramant terroirs, he manages his micro-estate with panache and conviction, drawing inspiration from the practices of his close friend, Guillaume Selosse of Domaine Jacques Selosse! Convinced that great emotions come first and foremost from the terroir, he takes particular care with this Terres Fines cuvée from Cuis, where the old vines find a vein of pure chalk beneath 30 cm of clay, giving the wine a stunning minerality. The chalk notes accompany splendid aromas of dried fruit, roasted apple, and hazelnut; the palate is wonderfully full and contrasted by a fine, elegant acidity. The extra-brut dosage and extremely low SO2 levels allow the terroir to express itself fully in this luminous wine. Every taste bud vibrates with every sip; it's simply brilliant!