William Saintot, Champagne 1er Cru AOC, Blanc de Noirs Oeil de Perdrix
NV, Champagne, France
Classification Champagne 1er Cru AOC
Colour / Type White, Sparkling
Bottle size 75cl
Alcohol 12%
Grape Pinot Noir
Drinking window 2030
Average score 91
Located in the Grande Vallee de la Marne, our vineyard of 10 hectares is mainly spread over 3 villages, Avenay Val d'Or, Mutigny and Bisseuil. All three are classified as Premier Cru. Mostly planted in Pinot Noir (85%), Chardonnay (12%), Pinot Meunier (2%), a tiny part of the vineyard was also planted in Petit Meslier (1%), one of the 4 forgotten grape varieties. This grape variety, which, before climate change, had trouble maturing on our lands, brings liveliness and a real freshness to the wines. Each village has its own terroir. Avenay Val d'Or is hilly and has Southeast to Southwest exposure. Its soils are silty, clayey, and deep in fragmented chalk. The result is Pinot viney. Our vines planted on Bisseuil give, they, wines of beautiful freshness with an interesting minerality bring not these clay lands of medium depth with a more compact chalk while the terroir of Mutigny brings, through its silts, a little lightness.
About William Saintot
Located in the Grande Vall e de la Marne, our vineyard of 10 hectares is mainly spread over 3 villages, Avenay Val d'Or, Mutigny and Bisseuil. All three are classified as Premier Cru. Mostly planted in Pinot Noir (85%), Chardonnay (12%), Pinot Meunier (2%), a tiny part of the vineyard was also planted in Petit Meslier (1%), one of the 4 forgotten grape varieties. This grape variety, which, before climate change, had trouble maturing on our lands, brings liveliness and a real freshness to the wines. Each village has its own terroir. Avenay Val d'Or is hilly and has Southeast to Southwest exposure. Its soils are silty, clayey, and deep in fragmented chalk. The result is Pinot viney. Our vines planted on Bisseuil give, they, wines of beautiful freshness with an interesting minerality bring not these clay lands of medium depth with a more compact chalk while the terroir of Mutigny brings, through its silts, a little lightness.