Etienne Calsac

The plots are spread over 2.8 ha across 3 villages: Avizé and Grauves in the Côte des Blancs, and Bisseuil in the grande vallée de la Marne. Etienne Calsac owns a clos, in Avizé, a rarity in Champagne, which produces the cuvée Avizé Grand Cru Clos des Maladries. The majority of the vines are thirty years old, and the vineyard is planted with Chardonnay on chalky and clay-limestone soils. The Etienne Calsac estate is certified "Haute Valeur Environnementale" and "Viticulture Durable en Champagne". To set himself apart, and because he had been struck by the old Champenois grape varieties during a tasting, Etienne Calsac decided at the outset to replant 3 ancient varieties (Arbane, Pinot Blanc and Petit Meslier), which now account for only a few dozen hectares in Champagne (0.3% of the Champagne vineyard surface area). Thus, this young winemaker from the Côte des Blancs in Champagne is bringing back into fashion grape varieties that had long been overlooked, in the cuvée Etienne Calsac Les Revenants, produced in a very limited run of fewer than 1,000 bottles. This blend of Pinot Blanc, Arbane and Petit Meslier vinified in oak barrels offers enthusiasts a floral bouquet, herbal notes and gentle bitterness. L'Échappée Belle by Etienne Calsac, another cuvée from the estate, is 100% Chardonnay, dosed at 4g, with 30% reserve wines in Solera, from clay-limestone terroirs (Bisseuil, Grauves and Avize). This blanc de blancs is highly mineral, lively, fresh and ideal as an aperitif. Its production is only 5,500 bottles. The white Champagne cuvée Les Rocheforts by Etienne Calsac is also 100% Chardonnay and comes from a plot located in Bisseuil in 1er cru (chalky limestone soil). Its production run is 3,500 bottles. A rosé Champagne produced in 1,300 bottles also completes the range: Rose de Craie by Etienne Calsac, with its delicate aromas of small red fruits. Etienne Calsac is deeply committed to soil work, respect for the vine, and biodiversity. The vines are grass-covered and worked by horse. This is therefore an estate well worth discovering, one whose range is sure to delight lovers of grower Champagnes.

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