Lambert de Seyssel, Petit Royal Brut

Maison Lambert de Seyssel maintains the historic sparkling identity of this alpine enclave, emphasizing the distinct profile of indigenous Molette and Altesse. The estate utilizes hand-harvesting and a traditional secondary fermentation followed by two years of lees aging, a technical decision aimed at integrating structural breadth while preserving the grapes’ natural high-toned acidity. These vines occupy the steep, sun-drenched slopes of the Seyssel AOC, where the terroir is defined by glacial moraines and Urgonian limestone over a sandstone base. The wine is characterized by a precise, vertical architecture, offering a fine-textured mousse and a saline-inflected mid-palate density that signals its calcareous origins. This focus on mineral clarity results in a bone-dry finish driven by persistent, lean tension rather than phenolic weight.