Our Philosophy
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Lightness, Delicacy And Freshness.
Most of our Champagnes are made of a blending of wines that have undergone their malolactic fermentation and others not. Only the vintage Champagnes were fully vinified without malolactic fermentation to retain their freshness in time.
The first fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks. Clarification involves only filtering but no centrifuging. Blended wines are finally bottled to start their Second Fermentation “Prise de mousse”, 6 to 8 months after the harvest.
Conservation “sur lattes” (maturation on lees in the bottle) : 2 to 3 years for non-vintage Cuvées (whereas the legal minimum is 15 months) and 5 years minimum for vintage Champagnes (whereas the legal minimum is 3 years).
Storage after disgorging : 3 to 6 months depending on the season’s sales.
The dosage or “liqueur d’expédition” is only based on Chardonnay wines so that it doesn’t mark aromatically the vintage Cuvées.
Environmental Commitment
High Environmental Value (HEV) is the highest level of a generalized scheme for the environmental certifications of vineyards. This is the only sustainable viticulture certification resulting from the “Grenelle de l’Environnement” (French Ecology Ministry decision for sustainable development, in 2007). Since this is an official process, governed by law, a very strict audit must be carried out on the whole estate to obtain the certification.
It is a voluntary approach which aims to identify and promote particularly environment-friendly practices applied by wine growers. Thus, Champagne Chapuy uses sexual confusion, a biotechnical technique that allows winegrowers to considerably reduce insecticides. This consists in confusing the insects with pheromones, thus preventing their reproduction.
ALCOHOL ABUSE IS DANGEROUS FOR HEALTH. TO CONSUME WITH MODERATION
Champagne Esprit De Chapuy - Tél: (+33) 03 26 57 51 30 - Contact@Esprit-Chapuy.Fr
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