Estate created in 1960 per Pierre Lancelot, and taken again in 1996 by his/her daughter Sylvie and her son-in-law Michel Chauvet. The cellars are dug in the hillock of chalk right behind the house. The press is at the top of the hillock, must is conveyed in the tanks by gravity.
Very beautiful Champagne Vintage 2011, 100% Chardonnay, 100% grand cru Cramant, a tasty cuvée, with a concentrated nose where broom and small dried fruits dominate, of great subtlety, combining frame and finesse, all in the mouth, while persistent aromatic, supple, slightly honeyed, excellent evolution. Always very nice cuvée Dualissime blanc de blancs grand cru, 100% Chardonnay, 85% harvest 2013 and 15% reserve wines aged in enamelled vats, a very fine but powerful cuvée, with this hint of freshness and well characteristic fruity, very persistent on the nose as in the mouth, of scented mouth. Also this remarkable blanc de blancs cuvée de Réserve R.R, 100% Chardonnay, 65% harvest de 2015 et 35% de vins de réserve vieillis en foudre, it is a grand cru pur Chardonnay, whose freshness highlights the fruit, a distinguished wine, with a nose of rose, smooth and dry at the same time, where spices and fresh flowers blend in the palate.
As for the Vintage Knights grand cru, 100% Chardonnay and 100% Grands Crus, 65% harvest of 2013 and 35% reserve wines aged in lightning, it has a nice dress, it combines freshness, structure and homogeneity, with these nuances of flowers and quince, of a beautiful harmony, a beautiful rich wine, all in delicacy.
Adresse :
Sylvie Lancelot et Michel Chauvet
540, rue du Général-de-Gaulle 51530 Cramant
03 26 57 51 41
E-mail : champagne.lancelot.royer@cder.fr
Topfrenchwines website : www.topfrenchwines.com/lancelotroyer
Personal website :
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THE MOST IMPORTANT
Vintages in sale |
Millésimes, Blanc de blancs cuvée Dualissime and cuvée de Réserve RR, brut cuvée des Chevaliers Grand Cru |
Established |
1960 |
Average annual |
45 000 bottles |
Surface |
5 ha |
Vine Age |
30 years |
Soil and exposure |
Chalky grounds |
Grape Variety |
Chardonnay |
Winemaking |
Wine making out of enamelled tanks and maturing of the wines of reserve in the lightnings of oak |
Characteristics |
The vintages result from the vines of the winegrowing exclusively, vinified with the property and age in the cellars. The cuvées millésimées are produced only the exceptional years. |
Wine and food pairing |
Aperitif, entries of fish, shellfish… |
Prices |
21 to 25 € |
REFERENCES
References in France |
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Others references |
Guide Hachette, Gilbert et Gaillard, Revue du Vin de France, Guide Dussert-Gerber, golden medals in 2011 and of Silver in 2014 in the Concours Général Agricole |
National and export sales (%) |
France : 40 - Export : 60 |
Main trading partners |
The USA, Japan, Hong-Kong, Russia and Denmark |
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