LE CLOS DES GOULOTS

Brut Fleury-la-Rivière Champagne M & G Heucq NV

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Grapes Pinot Meunier
Colour White
Origin France, Champagne
Village Fleury-la-Rivière
ABV 12.5%

30% of the domaine is in this one site, up underneath the forest, which exercises a profound influence, tempering the climate by cooling in the summer, warming in the winter, as well as scattering leaves which provide organic matter. This cuvée of pure Pinot Meunier is made from a selection of the oldest vines, vinified in barrel without malolactic to keep its freshness. A very cool and dry expression of Meunier fruitiness, it stays fresh while having good body and vibrant length. Still very young, so stash some away while this micro quantity is available. Clay and Limestone soils. 500 bottles made from the base: 2018. Dosage is 0g/L. Disgorged: March, 2021. L&S (Oct 2021)

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100% Meunier from Fleury-la-Rivière. No malo, no dosage.
Smells of fresh apples. Like Les Goisses and Tandem, it's a wine that seems to skate over the tip of your tongue and fan out towards the back of the palate – leaving a real sense of presence at the back of the throat. Spicy, even slightly peppery. Greengage and satsuma. Good structure emphasised by the citrus-peel bitterness that lingers throughout the length of the wine.
Rating: 16.5 Tamlyn Currin - www.JancisRobinson.com (May 2024)

The 2019 Brut Nature Le Clos de Goulots is a pure Pinot Meunier from Fleury-la-Rivière. Molten stearin notes on the nose join earthiness and hints of plum. Frothy mousse swirls these flavors around and underlines ripeness, freshness and mellow fruit. Zero dosage. Disgorged: March, 2023. Drinking range: 2023 - 2028 Rating: 90 Anne Krebiehl MW, Vinous.com (Nov 2023)

Champagne M & G Heucq

A five-hectare family vineyard in the attractive village of Fleury-La-Rivière in the Marne valley, a site with a very specific subsoil of 45 million-year-old sandy chalk and clay, which has the peculiarity of being stuffed with fossil shells of impressive abundance and dimensions.

The Heucq family have been vignerons for at least four generations. In 1979 François and Véronique inherited part of the family holdings, and François installed a press and became a récoltant-manipulant. In 2019, their son Guillaume and his wife Melody took over with enthusiasm, brim full of new ideas including, vinification by parcel, vinification in barrel (30%), and the creation of their own marque 'M & G Heucq'.

Nearly all the vineyard is in Fleury-La-Rivière, and it averages 35 years old. They have been HVE3 certified since 2020. Guillaume describes his vines as 'pampered', with minimal inputs, grassed over and ploughed under the rows. Treatments are organic where possible - he estimates 80%. The object is to pick perfect grapes and press them gently in order to realise their three blended cuvées and four cuvées parcellaires. The wines are given a dose of SO2 under the press and then fermented using a mix of indigenous and selected yeasts, then matured on the lees in a reductive state, so that they do not need further SO2 until bottling, and this he keeps to the bare minimum. By far the largest cuvée is the 'Fossile' blend, with two of the parcel cuvées being only 500 bottles each. Guillaume won the prize from the Jeunes Talents du Champagne group of qualitatively-minded young vignerons for this first release of 'Fossile' in 2021.

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