Champagne - Grand Cru - Brut - 2010 - Marie-Noëlle Ledru - 0,75L

A pure Pinot Noir from Ambonnay, the signature of a legendary winemaker. A racy, structured, and delicately generous Champagne.

📋 Characteristics

• Appellation: Champagne Grand Cru
• Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
• Vintage: 2010
• Certification: Traditional viticulture, free from herbicides and insecticides
• Terroir: Ambonnay (Grand Cru), Montagne de Reims
• Vinification & Ageing: Fermented in stainless steel tanks, aged on lees for at least 36 months
• Dosage: Brut (~6 g/L)
• Alcohol: Approx. 12% vol

🍇 Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Bright pale gold with golden highlights, fine and persistent bubbles
• Nose: Complex and elegant, revealing aromas of cherry, raspberry, fresh brioche, toasted hazelnut, and a fine mineral backbone
• Palate: Lively and precise attack, beautiful structure and creamy texture. Precise aromas of stewed red fruits, accompanied by a toasty touch. Remarkable balance between energy and finesse
• Finish: Long and harmonious, with a chalky note and a lovely fruity persistence

🍴 Food Pairings

• 🦞 Roasted lobster, scallop carpaccio
• 🍗 Roast poultry with mushrooms, guinea fowl with morels
• 🧀 Parmesan, aged Comté, old Gouda
• 🍞 Truffle butter toasts, refined appetizers

🫗 Serving Advice

• Serving temperature: 10–12 °C
• Decanting: Not recommended
• Opening time: Immediately or 10 minutes after opening

🗓 Cellaring Potential

Enjoy today for its expressive richness, or cellar until 2030 for a more complex and polished evolution.

🏰 About the Domaine

Marie-Noëlle Ledru, iconic winemaker of Ambonnay, is renowned for her artisanal work and commitment to clean, demanding viticulture. Her rare and sought-after Champagnes express the full power of Pinot Noir on a Grand Cru terroir, with rare precision and sincerity. This 2010 Brut is a cuvée of character, combining structure, minerality, and refinement.