| Producer | Dehours & Fils |
 | |
| Country | France |
| |
| Region | Champagne |
| |
| Varietal | Champagne |
| |
| Sku | 210000035145 |
| |
| Size | 750ml |
| |
|
Practicing organic
Mostly Meunier with some Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, co-planted
Perpetual reserve of 2013-2016
From Port à Bison (La Côte en Bosses, Les Gréves, Maisoncelle, Le Ravail)
Yes malo
200-300-500 liter barrels for fermentation and aging on the lees; natural clarification, no filtration
Aged 36+ months on the lees
Dosage: 0g/L
What was once bottled as La Côte en Bosses has been reimagined. Dehours replanted portions of the original site and now blends fruit from four northeast-facing parcels overlooking Port à Binson village to create his NV Mareuil-le-Port La Côte Réserve Perpétuelle. Disgorged in March 2021 without dosage, this cuvée is a perpetual blend from 2013 to 2016, heavily based on the latter. Predominantly Pinot Meunier, with some Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, it reveals aromas of orange peel, sourdough, almonds and pastry, though a faint thread of volatile acidity discreetly emerges on the nose, compelling me to slightly moderate my rating. Medium-bodied and concentrated, the palate is vibrant and taut, laden with bright acids, and finishing with a pronounced sapid note. Unlike most of Dehours's lieu-dit bottlings, reserve wines for La Côte (and Les Genevraux) are matured entirely in small barrels, blended in tank before bottling, then immediately replenished with wine from the most recent vintage to compensate the loss of the perpetual cuvée; the new blend is then returned to barrels to mature until the next tirage, maintaining continuity of the perpetual reserve.
|
Copyright © 2026 All rights reserved
Privacy Policy
Terms of Service
Return Policy
Powered by WineFetch
|
|
