Sourcing The oldest Wine House in Champagne: Aÿ 1584
Montagne de Reims
REIMS Rilly-La-Montagne Verzenay Chigny-les- Roses Verzy Villers-Marmery Grande Vallée de la Marne Trépail Bouzy Hautvilliers Ambonnay Cumières Avenay-Val d’Or AŸ Mareuil-sur-Ay ÉPERNAY Pierry PARIS Chavot-Courcourt Cuis Cramant Avize Oger LeMesnil-sur-Oger Côte des Blancs PARIS
Vertus
GRAND CRU CHARDONNAY PINOT NOIR/CHARDONNAY PREMIER CRU PINOT NOIR PINOT NOIR/PINOT MEUNIER
PINOT MEUNIER VILLAGE CRU MAIN CHARACTERISTICS GRAPES REGION USED TYPICALLY IN THESE WINES GBB GRV GRO GM CLV EXL Avize GC Vivacity, purity, toasted, length CH CdB • • • • • Cramant GC Aromatic complexity, intensity, salinity; great aging potential CH CdB • • • Le Mesnil-sur-Oger GC Sharp structure, minerality, depth, savory — wonderful aging potential CH CdB • • • Oger GC Full-bodied, minerality, fleshy, iodine CH CdB • • • Pierry PC Minerality, earthy, smoky, back-palate CH GVM • • • • Villers-Marmery PC Purity, great acidity, rustic; mid-palate CH MdR • • • • • Trépail PC Vivacity, density, length CH MdR • • • • • Cuis PC Fruity, quite complex, flinty CH CdB • • • • Vertus PC Cold area; freshness, delicacy, fruity, front-palate CH CdB • • • • • Ambonnay GC Finesse, precise, tension; great aging potential CH/PN MdR • • • • Aÿ GC Full-bodied, elegant, mid-palate structure; long aging potential PN GVM • • • • Bouzy GC Fruity, mid-palate PN MdR • • • Verzenay GC Rich, opulent, backbone; NE/E orientation — cold spot PN MdR • • • Verzy GC Full-bodied, elegant; similar to Verzenay but East-facing PN MdR • • • Avenay-Val d’Or PC Delicacy, fruitiness; back-palate PN GVM • • Mareuil-sur-Aÿ PC Elegant, finesse, facing South on river Marne; great aging potential PN GVM • • • Rilly-la Montagne PC Delicate, restrained, facing North PN MdR • • • Chigny-les- Roses PC Very similar to Rilly, facing North; gently austere fruit with nice mid-palate PN MdR • • • Chavot-Courcourt PC Round, fruity; NW orientation PN/PM GVM • • • Cumières PC Round, fleshy, field selection, mid-palate PN/PM GVM • • • Hautvillers PC Fresh, delicate, front-palate PN/PM GVM • • •
GC = Grand Cru PC = Premier Cru CH = Chardonnay PN = Pinot Noir PM = Pinot Meunier CdB = Côte des Blancs MdR = Montagne de Reims GVM = Grande Vallée de la Marne GBB = Grand Blanc de Blancs Brut CLV = CELEBRIS Extra Brut and CELEBRIS Rosé Extra Brut GRV = Grande Resérve Brut GRO = Grand Rosé Brut GM = Grand Millésime Brut EXL = Brut Excellence
Key Selling Points Oldest wine house in Champagne: Aÿ 1584 17 generations family-owned Sourced from Grand and Premier cru vineyards House style exposes terroir by avoiding malolactic fermentation and using extended lees aging Wine style delivers elegance, purity, freshness, fruit and precision Dynamic, age-worthy cuvées