The Originel cuvée from Louis de Sacy is a champagne born of three villages. Bligny, Cernay-lès-Reims and Treslon give it a character that belongs entirely to the Montagne de Reims.
It speaks with notes of citrus and white-fleshed fruit, lifted by a floral touch that brings freshness. This fruity generosity marries elegantly with a balanced, mineral palate, taut without ever hardening. Convivial and celebratory, it suits an aperitif just as well as a fine table, with dishes from both land and sea.
Serve it from the aperitif onwards, with Comté gougères for example, before bringing it to the table alongside Chicken in vin jaune sauce or pan-seared scallops.
The Terroir
The Originel cuvée is a blend of:
- Chardonnay
- Pinot Noir
- Meunier
The grapes come from two villages of the Montagne de Reims, Bligny and Cernay-lès-Reims, where Louis de Sacy tends its vines.
On this slope, the chalky subsoil typical of the Montagne de Reims naturally drains the water and gives the wine its tension. That same chalk, rich in minerals, nourishes the vine and translates in the glass into a hint of salinity. The altitude and cooler climate of this area preserve the freshness of the grapes throughout ripening.
On this terroir, Chardonnay brings vivacity to the wine, Pinot Noir its structure, and Meunier its fruity roundness.
Winemaking
Jonathan Sacy, the winemaker at the helm of Maison Louis de Sacy, cellared the blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier in February 2021 for this Originel cuvée. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks, a choice that preserves the grapes' natural freshness without adding any oaky notes. Malolactic fermentation is complete: it rounds out the acidity and brings a velvety mouthfeel. The dosage, set at 1.2 g/L, places this champagne in the Extra Brut category: a vanishingly low dosage that lets the purity of the fruit speak rather than any sweetness. The result is a wine with crisp, pure aromas, carried by a clean tension on the palate. At Louis de Sacy, this tank-driven approach yields a precise cuvée in which each grape variety keeps its own signature.
A non-vintage cuvée
This cuvée does not come from a single year, but from a blend of several harvests. Alongside the current year's crop, the House draws on reserve wines, kept specifically for this purpose: they carry the memory of previous vintages and smooth out the variations that each growing season imposes on the grapes. Thanks to this balance, Originel finds the same character bottle after bottle, without depending on the vagaries of a single season. It is this consistency, pursued year after year, that defines the cuvée's identity rather than any particular vintage.
