Champagne - Dans un premier temps - R18 - Domaine Dhondt-Grellet - 0,75L

A racy and crystalline blend, signature of the new generation in the Côte des Blancs.

📋 Characteristics

• Appellation: Champagne AOC
• Grape Variety: 50% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir, 20% Meunier
• Vintage: Base 2018 (R18) with solera reserve wines
• Certification: Organic conversion
• Terroir: Cuis, Cramant, Avenay, Dizy – chalky soils of the Côte des Blancs
• Vinification & Ageing: Barrel fermentation, lees ageing in oak, unfiltered, extra brut dosage (~2 g/L)
• Alcohol: 12%

🍇 Tasting Notes

• Appearance: Pale gold, with fine bubbles
• Nose: Fresh apple, chalk, hazelnut, white flowers
• Palate: Pure, streamlined and mineral, with perfectly integrated bubbles
• Finish: Straight, taut and saline

🍴 Food Pairings

• 🦞 Scallop carpaccio
• 🥩 Creamy chicken with morels
• 🍣 Seabass sushi or vegetarian maki
• 🧀 Aged Comté, Parmesan

🫗 Serving Advice

• Serving temperature: 10–11°C
• Decanting: Not necessary
• Opening time: 15 minutes in glass

🗓 Cellaring Potential

• Enjoy now or cellar for 4 to 6 years

🏰 About the Domaine

Led by Adrien Dhondt, this family estate in Flavigny (near Avize) is one of the rising stars of Champagne. Inspired by fine white wine traditions, Adrien crafts remarkably precise, barrel-aged cuvées with a strong sense of place. “Dans un Premier Temps” is his entry-level brut—but already impressively balanced and expressive.