Dumangin - Premier Cru - L' Extra Brut

DESCRIPTION / TASTING NOTE

Clean as a whistle and made from 25 per cent Chardonnay, 25 per cent Pinot Noir and 50 per cent Pinot Meunier, this is the perfect apéritif wine. The perky acidity and oodles of verve will slice through all number of tricky canapés, and it is a design classic with oysters. Fantastic value, too, Dumangin's wines are all great value. The same base blend as the Dumangin 'Grande Réserve' cuvée is also deployed to make a superb 'Extra Brut' bottling that has a low dosage of just 2 grams of sugar per litre. It is an ultra-dry, palate-cleansing wine that serves as a bracing aperitif or partner to seafood.

ABOUT PRODUCER

Grape growing in the Dumangin family goes back some 350 years - Firmin Dumangin (born in the 1650s) was a viticulteur in the neighbouring village of Ludes. Early in the 21st Century Gilles Dumangin succeeded his father, Jacky, and is a fifth generation Champagne producer. The Dumangin family's tireless efforts to produce the best possible Champagne from their own grapes has been recognised by the prestigious French wine guide, Guide Hachette 2008, which has awarded the Dumangin Grand Réserve a Coup de Cœur.