2008 Pierre Moncuit Champagne Grand Cru Cuvée Nicole Moncuit Vieille Vigne
These are the last bottles of the 2008 Cuvee Nicole Moncuit we have in stock, which is outstanding and one of the top buys for serious 2008 Champagne. The Champagnes from Pierre Moncuit are exceptional and among our clients' favorite addresses. Located in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Pierre Moncuit has been making Champagnes for over a century. While Pierre is no longer with us, his daughter, Nicole Moncuit, and his granddaughter, Valérie, carry the torch of this superb Champagne house. Nicole was one of the first and is still one of the few female winemakers in Champagne, inspiring her daughter to take on the profession. The Champagnes are essentially styled after Nicole's interpretation of the vintage and don't follow any strict guidelines. To her, it is all about the Terroir, the Grape, the vintage, and their interplay, which requires immense skill and expertise. Every vintage can be treated differently, and it's always exciting to see through Nicole's eyes as she enjoys her Champagnes.
While we offer the Champagnes from Pierre Moncuit every year, we rarely ever get to offer the House's top Champagne, Cuvee Nicole Moncuit VV. The Cuvee Nicole is the pinnacle of expression from Moncuit and Nicole, offering their ultimate view of the vintage. Made from 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay from the prestigious vineyard Les Chetillons, the oldest vines of the property are over 90 years old. While most producers are on more recent vintages, 2008 was just released a few years ago and is the best example of this cuvee ever. Nicole ages this Champagne for much longer than her other bottlings to build incredible complexity, and it is the most limited Champagne that Moncuit produces. This is a very nuanced and detailed Champagne that keeps revealing new things every time you revisit the glass, and it's genuinely one of the most excellent examples Nicole has ever made, finished with a low 3 g/L dosage. This is an outstanding bottle from this top vintage, one of the best buys for 2008 Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs, and it gets our highest recommendation!
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These are the last bottles of the 2008 Cuvee Nicole Moncuit we have in stock, which is outstanding and one of the top buys for serious 2008 Champagne. The Champagnes from Pierre Moncuit are exceptional and among our clients' favorite addresses. Located in Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Pierre Moncuit has been making Champagnes for over a century. While Pierre is no longer with us, his daughter, Nicole Moncuit, and his granddaughter, Valérie, carry the torch of this superb Champagne house. Nicole was one of the first and is still one of the few female winemakers in Champagne, inspiring her daughter to take on the profession. The Champagnes are essentially styled after Nicole's interpretation of the vintage and don't follow any strict guidelines. To her, it is all about the Terroir, the Grape, the vintage, and their interplay, which requires immense skill and expertise. Every vintage can be treated differently, and it's always exciting to see through Nicole's eyes as she enjoys her Champagnes.
While we offer the Champagnes from Pierre Moncuit every year, we rarely ever get to offer the House's top Champagne, Cuvee Nicole Moncuit VV. The Cuvee Nicole is the pinnacle of expression from Moncuit and Nicole, offering their ultimate view of the vintage. Made from 100% Grand Cru Chardonnay from the prestigious vineyard Les Chetillons, the oldest vines of the property are over 90 years old. While most producers are on more recent vintages, 2008 was just released a few years ago and is the best example of this cuvee ever. Nicole ages this Champagne for much longer than her other bottlings to build incredible complexity, and it is the most limited Champagne that Moncuit produces. This is a very nuanced and detailed Champagne that keeps revealing new things every time you revisit the glass, and it's genuinely one of the most excellent examples Nicole has ever made, finished with a low 3 g/L dosage. This is an outstanding bottle from this top vintage, one of the best buys for 2008 Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs, and it gets our highest recommendation!
