Champagne Simon Rion
Champagne Simon Rion Larmes de Pinot Noir 2020
Champagne Simon Rion Larmes de Pinot Noir 2020
Fresh and powerful, yet balanced, delivering a harmonious mouthfeel.
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A Rare Expression of Pinot Noir Elegance
The Larmes de Pinot Noir 2020 Extra Brut, a mono-varietal, single parcellaire, is crafted exclusively from 2the tiny parcel “La Maréchaude”, which yields just two barrels and 597 bottles of production. The cuvée is a part of Simon’s flagship “Larmes” series. As the word “larmes” translates as ‘tears’, the cuvée showcases Simon’s meticulous craftsmanship.
Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir
Harvest Year: 2020
Production: 597 bottles
Terroir: “La Maréchaude”, 13-ares south-west facing lieu-dit with clay-limestone soil
Vinification:
-Malolactic fermentation
-11-month fermentation on indigenous lees
-Fermented in 100% oak barrel, in 350 litres and 228 litres
-Natural approach: no chaptalization, no filtration
-Outdoor storage in the winter for natural cold stabilisation
-Dosage: 1g/L
Disgorged: November 2023
The Producer
The family Maison of Simon Rion is based entirely in Courmas, a village in the Montagne de Reims. The estate spans 2.15 ha, dominated by Pinot Meunier, complemented with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Simon took over the reins as the fourth generation vigneron in 2007. In his tenure, Simon embraces low intervention viticultural and oenological techniques; his vineyards became completely free from herbicides and pesticides in 2017. In addition to the repertoire of classic blends that prevail in the Maison’s profile, Simon has since created a series of mono-varietals called ‘Larmes’ that showcases the same wine typicity in modern perspectives.
