Les Hautes Mottes 2015 is the new plot-based cuvée in the Pertois-Moriset range. Each of these cuvées honors the characteristics and typicity of one of the House's 4 lieux-dits, located in Mesnil-sur-Oger.
This Blanc de Blancs is made from Chardonnay from the "Les Hautes Mottes" plot, a Grand Cru terroir in the Côte des Blancs. These two parcels were planted in 1999 and 2001, covering a total area of 0.67 hectares.
2015 was perfectly in line with the continental trend of the decade, with a mild, wet winter and a hot, dry summer. Thanks to a cool late summer, ripening produced juicy, ripe, concentrated grapes - a spectacular vintage.
The Chardonnays, picked on September 14, 2015, were vinified in oak barrels (20%) and stainless steel tanks (80%).
As with other cuvées from the house, malolactic fermentation was blocked to preserve the wine's beautiful acidity, freshness and tension, thus enabling a longer, more saline finish on the palate.
After the bottling on July 20, 2016, the bottles were aged for a minimum of 5.5 years in the Maison's cellars, and the wine is dosed with 2.5 g/L Extta-Brut.
Only 2144 bottles of this Les Hautes Mottes 2015 cuvée are produced.
