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Mailly Collection Brut Coffret Bois Héritage 2003 Magnum

Champagne - Brut - Grand Cru - Mailly
$251.50
Magnum 1.5L with box
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Stored in air-conditioned cellar
Stored in air-conditioned cellar
Data sheets
Grape varieties
Pinot Noir 75%
Chardonnay 25%
Producer
Mailly

Mailly

The village of Mailly was classified Grand Cru at the beginning of the 20th century. This is where Champagne Mailly is located, in the heart of Montagne de Reims and precisely 14km from the eponymous town.

Founded in 1929 by several winegrowing families, its history is resolutely distinctive, illustrating the ambition and dynamism that has always reigned in the Champagne region. Today, Maison Mailly continues to shine thanks to its splendid cuvées that combine finesse and elegance.

What is the history of Maison de Champagne Mailly?

When the Great Depression hit France in 1929, a total of 25 winegrowing families decided to face up to it by joining forces. They founded the Société de Producteurs de Mailly Champagne and chose to make Champagne wines using only grapes from their village classified as Grand Cru, with the aim of glorifying this terroir already considered exceptional at the time. Brought together by these difficult beginnings, the winemakers succeeded in making their Champagne known throughout France, and from the 1960s onwards, the commercial expansion of Maison Mailly became a great success.

What is the terroir of Maison Mailly?

The village of Mailly is surrounded by the famous Grands Crus de Ludes, Verzenay and Verzy. Maison Mailly currently has 70 hectares of vines in this village alone. The grape varieties are 75% Pinot Noir and... See more ...

Description Mailly Collection Brut Coffret Bois Héritage 2003 Magnum.

2003 is the year of concentration!
Contrary to other major French wine-growing regions, Champagne endured the year's extreme conditions. Spring began with dramatic periods of frost in April; July saw equally devastating episodes of hail, giving way to a summer heatwave day and night. In these conditions, there was no room for freshness and finesse; ripening was excessive, not to mention a low harvest due to berry desiccation. In these conditions, most of the major Houses preferred to abstain rather than produce an average Millésimé.
A Mailly Champagne, thanks to the chalk subsoil and predominantly north-facing slopes, the Pinot Noir reveals a unique freshness and minerality which, combined with the finesse of the Chardonnay, have made it possible to cope with this concentration. Mailly has therefore taken the gamble of the vintage by giving Champagne, through slow, long ageing, the opportunity to take on its full "wine dimension". This is also why the entire cuvée is housed exclusively in magnums, a format renowned for its ideal physical properties for maturing great wines.
The blend, 75% Pinot Noir and 25% Chardonnay, spends over 10 years on laths in cool cellars. All magnums are stirred by hand, and the disgorgement date is handwritten on each one.

This 2003 Cuvée Héritage is distinguished by a balanced Rare, vinous, racy and elegant style. La robe is a brilliant old gold with bronze highlights. The nose is marked by maturity, opening with aromas of cuttlefish ink, black olive tapenade and licorice. This is followed by warmer notes of stewed orchard fruit, honey and vine peach, as well as fresher notes of bitter orange zest. The palate is delicate, unctuous, carried by ripe fruits such as Williams pear and quince, and completed by the small red berries, typical of Pinot Noir, which bring dynamism and balance to the finish.

Mailly Collection Héritage 2003 will be the preferred partner of a pretty méli-mélo of autumn mushrooms, but will be just as formidable with braised sweetbreads.

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