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Champagne Georges Laval in Cumières
In 1996, Vincent Laval took over the family estate in Cumières, located on the right bank of the Marne, 4 km from Épernay. The estate, previously run by his father, had introduced organic viticulture as early as 1971, and Vincent Laval has continued along this path. At the Georges Laval estate, the 3 Champagne grape varieties — Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay — ripen beautifully on the warm chalk slopes of Cumières, facing due south. The blends vary according to the cuvées, each of which has a strong personality. The vineyard covers only 2.5 ha, with plots that have been gradually consolidated. Half of the vineyard is over 30 years old and some vines are over 80 years old, as old vines generally yield grapes of better quality.
Domaine Vincent Laval produces a small output of Champagnes, vinified in barrel, which reflects the quality-driven vision of a particularly gifted winemaker with perfect technical mastery, enabling him to produce very fine wines without artifice that truly express the terroir of the Cumières hillsides. From harvest to bottling, the barrels are topped up every week, and the various grape varieties and individual lieux-dits, previously vinified separately, are blended before disgorgement. The entire production is stored on laths and ages on the lees for 18 to 50 months depending on the cuvée. Riddling is carried out manually on riddling racks over approximately thirty days before disgorgement. The various cuvées offered by Domaine Georges Laval are: The Cumières Premier Cru cuvée, which is a Champagne blanc, a blend of 3 grape varieties, harmonious and non-dosé. The Les Chênes cuvée is a great non-dosé Blanc de Blancs Champagne from Georges Laval, characterised by its finesse, complex structure, mineral and saline persistence. The Les Hautes Chèvres brut nature cuvée is sourced from pinot meunier planted in 1930 and 1971, and delivers on the palate a beautiful, complex aromatic palette combined with the mineral tension of the terroir. It is a great wine. The Les Long Violes cuvée from Domaine Georges Laval is sourced from massale selection Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir, and is produced in only 1,500 bottles, having aged at least 50 months on laths. The latest creation from Domaine Laval is the Garennes cuvée, born from the Pinots Meuniers of the Chambrecy terroir blended with the reserve wines of Cumières, and it is a beautiful, fruity Champagne to which barrel ageing has brought substance, roundness and intensity. All of the Champagnes from Georges Laval are vinous, of remarkable density and salinity, and enhanced by perfectly mastered oak. It is recommended to cellar them for a few years (4 to 10 years) so that they develop a patina and deliver an even more accomplished expression. Given their vinous character, we recommend not serving the Champagnes of Domaine Georges Laval too cold, and allowing them to breathe or, if necessary, to decant them.
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