DEUTZ Champagne Brut 2016 vintage

Champagne Deutz Brut Millésimé 2016

Champagne Deutz Brut Millésimé 2016 is a wine for laying down made from a prestigious blend (≈ 62% Pinot Noir, 34% Chardonnay, 4% Pinot Meunier). It offers a remarkable balance between structural power, fruity depth and mineral purity.

Technical characteristics

• Appellation: Champagne AOC
• Blend: Pinot Noir 62%, Chardonnay 34%, Pinot Meunier 4%.
• Ageing: approximately 4 years on laths in cellars dug into the chalk of Aÿ
• Dosage: ≈ 8 g/L (Brut)
• Capacity: 75 cl

Sensory organisation

Colour & Bubbles: pale gold with silver highlights, fine, persistent mousse.

Nose: elegant bouquet of yellow fruit (apricot, plum) mixed with white flowers, notes of almond, brioche and a hint of honey.

Palate: supple attack, then rich mid-palate with ripe almond aromas, complemented by a saline freshness, a silky texture and a long, slightly toasty, mineral finish.

Benefits for the connoisseur

• A blend centred on Pinot Noir, a vector of structure and depth.
• Strong minerality, the signature of the Côte des Blancs and Montagne de Reims terroir.
• Exemplary ageing: balance between fruity ripeness and saline tension.
• Notes of toast add an extra dimension of complexity.
• Prestigious critical score (≈ 91 / 100), a guarantee of optimal quality and tasting.

Serving suggestions

Serve between 9°C and 10°C, preferably in a flute or tulip glass. This vintage goes perfectly with refined dishes: noble fish (sea bass, turbot), seafood, shellfish, fine risottos, poultry in a light sauce, and dishes with white truffles.

Why choose this vintage?

This Deutz Brut Millésimé 2016 embodies the Deutz signature: elegance, precision and mineral tension. Its prolonged ageing in limestone cellars gives it a refined maturity, while guaranteeing its capacity to evolve until 2030 or even 2035.

Background & conservation

• Growing methods: sustainable viticulture, plot-by-plot selection (Grand Cru/Premier Cru).
• Storage: away from light, between 10°C and 14°C, with the cork facing towards the centre.
• Ageingpotential: up to 2035, with gradual complexity.