champagne
domaine de bichery
•Neuville-sur-Seine - côte des bar•
2020 la source
50% Pinot Noir, 50% chardonnay
SKU +309135 | $84.99 WHSL | 6 x 750ml | 8 cases imported to BC
A blend from all ten of the domaine’s plots. 40% of the wine is vinified in Burgundy barrels (used, of at least 2nd to 3rd passage, from a very good friend in Pommard), and 60% in stainless steel tanks. Malolactic occurs naturally. After fermentation the wine rests on its lees until bottling. No filtration, no fining, no dosage. 2020 marks the first vintage of this wine made entirely without any added SO2. Organic.
2020 les terres mêlées
100% Pinot Noir
SKU +309129 | $99.99 WHSL | 6 x 750ml | 4 cases imported
Pinot Noir from three different parcels: Les Mees, Val Ligé and La Fontaine du Noyer. The wine is spontaneously fermented in a mixture of oak barrels (45%) and stainless steel (55%). Malolactic conversion happens naturally. Once these are completed the wine is kept to age on the lees until bottling. No filtration, fining nor dosage. The wine is allowed to go through a natural chilling during the winter. No SO2 added. Organic.
2020 les fontaines (rosé)
100% Pinot Noir
SKU +309132 | $114.99 WHSL | 6 x 750ml | 4 cases imported to BC
A beautiful Rosé Champagne made with 100% Pinot Noir. 15% of the grapes are vinified as a red wine and the remaining as a Blanc de Noir. The grapes used to produce the red wine are harvested around 2 weeks later providing a higher level of maturity and richness to the blend. The wine is spontaneously fermented in a mixture of oak barrels (30%) and stainless steel (70%). Malolactic fermentation is realised naturally. Once both fermentations are finished the wine is kept on the lees until bottling. The wine is unfined and unfiltered and goes through a natural chilling during the winter. Disgorgement in March of 2023. Brut nature. Similarly to La Source and Terres Mêlées, 2020 is a fully sans-souffre vintage. Organic.
2019 les meuniers
100% Pinot MeunieR
SKU +309141 | $149.99 WHSL | 6 x 750ml | 2 cases imported
Pinot Meunier from the bottom part of La Fontaine du Noyer vineyard. 2019 was the first vintage where the Meunier was isolated and vinified separately. Spontaneous fermentation of free-run and pressed juice, feeding in a combination of barrel and cuvée. Malolactic fermentation occours naturally. Once the fermentations are finished, the wine is aged on its fine lees until bottling. No filtration, no fining and also the first of their vintage Champagne to not see any SO2 additions. Disgorged in March 2023, after 38 month on lees. 769 bottles produced. Organic.
2018 en val du clos
80% Pinot noir, 20% chardonnay
SKU +309144 | $149.99 WHSL | 6 x 750ml | 2 cases imported
The grapes come from the vineyard symbol of the domaine: En Val du Clos (also pictured on the front labels of each wine in the range). This is their oldest and steepest vineyard, planted in the late 70s by Raphaël’s grandfather, Charles. At the time, springtime frosts were a recurring threat, therefore he decided to plant the upper third of the plot at Chardonnay and the more resistant Pinot Noir vines in the lower two thirds. 2018 is the first vintage since starting the domaine where they were able to realise this long wished for cuvée, where Chardonnay and Pinot grapes were harvested and kept together from the very moment they are pressed. The wine spent about 50 months on fine lees in bottle before being disgorged in March 2023, no dosage. Organic.