NV Oudiette x Filles - Champagne Blanc de Noirs Le Sablonnieres [Base 2019 (750ml)

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Oudiette x Filles is the realization of a dream of third-generation vigneronne Margot Laurent, with the support of her sister, Charlotte, and mother, Florence. Historically, Champagne is a wine region built on the talent, resilience, and resourcefulness of women. Oudiette x Filles is a celebration of that legacy, inspired by the example of their grandmother. Margot’s project is a micro-winery focused on absolute expression of her terroir through singular vineyards, vintages, grape varieties, and wines, without manipulation or additions.

Margot took over the tiny family estate in 2015, which consists of 2.5 hectares split into nine plots of chardonnay and pinot noir located primarily in the Val du Petit Morin, south of Épernay, near the village of Beaunay. Beaunay is located in the northern part of the Val du Petit Morin in the Côte des Blancs, south of a small forest which separates it from the Côteaux Sud d’Épernay area. The region’s name comes from the Petit Morin river, which has its source in the Val-des-Marais commune. The Petit Morin river continues west and empties into the Marne. Soils in Beaunay are sandy-clay topsoil over a chalky subsoil, which lend to the wines a roundness and full-bodied structure, as well as a natural salinity and minerality, which produces structured, textural pinot noir.

Les Sablonnières comes from a tiny plot (23.64 ares) near the village of Beaunay in the Coteaux du Petit Morin. The parcel has a south-southwestern exposure at 200m planted to pinot noir and pinot noir droit (a small-berried clone prized for its structure) on sandy-clay topsoils, over a chalky subsoil. 2019 was the first time this vineyard was fermented alone and the results are stunning. Les Sablonnières is particularly suited to producing fine pinot noir that is both well-structured and immediately inviting, with a beautiful nose and effortless grace.