Adrien Renoir - Le Terroir Extra-Brut Grand Cru Verzy Champagne 2021 (750ml)
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| Producer | Adrien Renoir |
| Country | France |
| Region | Champagne |
| Subregion | Verzy |
| Varietal | Champagne Blend |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 9743 |
| Size | 750ml |
Wine Advocate: 92 Points
Sourced from 25 small plots of vines spread across the village of Verzy Renoir's latest NV Verzy Grand Cru Le Terroir (2021 base) is a blend of equal parts Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Based on the 2021 vintage and complemented by 20% reserve wines from 2020 it was disgorged in February 2024 with a dosage of 0.8 grams per liter. Aromas of crisp pear orange zest and white flowers waft from the glass. On the palate it is medium-bodied bright and tensile with an incisive spine of acidity reflecting both the cool vintage and the northern slopes concluding with a long mineral finish. Adrien Renoir a young and dynamic winemaker crafted his first vintage in 2014 but it wasn't until 2019 that he assumed full control of the family?s five-hectare estate in Verzy. With this transition Renoir shifted his focus toward highlighting single-parcel wines. He works exclusively with estate-grown grapes: 70% of the vineyards are planted with Pinot Noir 27% with Chardonnay and the remaining portion with Pinot Meunier. In 2014 Renoir abandoned the use of herbicides and having farmed organically since 2017 attained organic certification in 2020. Planting hedges and trees around and within his parcels he's a pioneer of agroforestry in his sector. In the cellar Renoir started out with one or two barrels and appreciating the results he has since 2015 vinified all his wines in 228-liter oak barrels renewing 5% to 8% of them annually. The young wines mature for 11 months on the lees with his reserve wines aged in large oak foudres of 12 and 20 hectoliters. Winemaking here is artisanal with native yeast fermentations for alcoholic fermentation forgoing lees stirring (though he practiced it early on) and no temperature control. Full malolactic fermentation is embraced and sulfites are used only during pressing. The wines are disgorged using jetting without added sulfites at disgorgement and dosed with a combination of liqueur d?expédition and rectified grape must (MCR). The focus here lies in the lieu-dit bottlings from Verzy with single-parcel wines sourced from massal selection vines planted between 1961 and 1973. Additionally Renoir produces several excellent non-vintage cuvées from parcels scattered across the grand cru-classified village of Verzy. The style is vinous and gastronomic yet retains all the incisiveness one expects from serious viticulture in north-facing terroirs such as these. Published: May 08 2025
Vinous: 90 Points
The NV Le Terroir a blend of equal parts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Verzy is a fine introduction to this range. Bright sculpted and airy Le Terroir has a lot to offer. Dried citrus peel chamomile crushed flowers and a hint of spice all take shape in a delicate Champagne endowed with notable character. This release is just a touch lean but there is enough salivating intensity to compensate. Disgorged: December 2023. - By Antonio Galloni on March 2024
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