Domaine Belluard’s traditional Ayse Mont-Blanc Brut Zéro 2011 method is made from the Gringet grape variety, an old autochthonous grape variety from the Arve valley in Haute-Savoie. A late-ripening grape variety that does particularly well on the slopes of Ayse at an altitude of 450 metres. The hillside faces south with a limestone scree soil from the Chablais Massif, with clay-limestone strata. Vinification is done gently with pneumatic pressing and fermentation on indigenous yeasts. The wine is aged for 3 years on slats.
More complex than the 2010 Brut Ayse cuvée, the 2011 Mont-Blanc is a very refined bubble with a lot of elegance, tonicity and character. A wine that can also be expected in the cellar for several years.
Bettane and Desseauve comment:
An impeccable gringet bubble of purity and frankness, sitting on limestone scree that gives it that inimitable saline tension. Almonds, cinnamon and a hint of cloves melt with delight. The best bubble in Savoy, by far! (3 years of rest on slats all the same).Rating: 16.0
Peak: 2015 to 2018
Peak: 2015 to 2018
