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Producer	R. Dumont & Fils
Country	France
Region	Champagne
Varietal	Chardonnay,  Pinot Noir
Sku	21602
Size	375ml

Winery Overview

The Champagne house of the Dumont family is situated in Champignol-lez-Mondeville, a village in the southern Champagne region of the Aube, some 90 miles southeast of Reims and Epernay. Characterized by forested hills, streams and vineyards, it is a natural and reflective environment that has attracted people such as Saint Bernard (Clairvaux) and Renoir (Essoyes). The Dumonts have owned vineyards in this area for over two hundred years and today two Dumont cousins work together to produce champagne exclusively from their own 54 acres/22 hectares. Bernard Dumont has been farming organically since 2015 and has applied for certification. More recently, with the help of his nephew, he has introduced bio-dynamic farming principles and expects to be certified by Demeter.

Vineyard

The vineyards on the Champignol hillsides reach to 370 meters making them the most elevated vineyards in Champagne. The soils are a geological extension of those in Chablis, namely kimmeridgian chalky clay. The Dumont vineyard is planted with 90% Pinot Noir (with nearly 50 different clones) and 10% Chardonnay. Bernard Dumont’s comments concerning the common terroir are insightful and amusing. “We grow grapes on the same soils as the vine growers in the Chablis region. There, they produce white wine from white grapes and here we produce white wine from red grapes.”

Vinification

Vinification of whole berries at low temperatures enhances this quality of soft elegance. The NV is a blend of vintages typically between two and five years old. It is aged for two years on the lees before disgorgement. Dosage is 7 grams.