Joyau de France Chardonnay comes from the Côte des Blancs, the most famous area in Champagne for great Chardonnay.
• Location / Origin: The Chardonnay comes from Avize, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, and Vertus. These villages are known for Champagnes with tension, finesse, and a clear mineral line.
• Selection: For this prestige cuvée, only juice from the first pressing is used. This is the most refined part of the pressing and forms the basis for a Champagne with precision and aging potential.
• Champagne style: Joyau de France Chardonnay is a Blanc de Blancs, made entirely from Chardonnay. Within the Joyau range, this wine primarily showcases Boizel's elegant, mineral, and long-aging side.
This Champagne is made from 1 grape variety.
• 100% Chardonnay – Côte des Blancs: Chardonnay gives this Champagne its floral aromas, citrus, almond, refined acidity, and chalky minerality. In the Côte des Blancs, the grape gains extra tension and length, allowing this cuvée to develop for a long time.
The vinification focuses on purity, long aging, and maximum expression of Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs.
• Pressing: Only the first pressing is used for this cuvée. This ensures a refined, precise base with great clarity in aroma and taste.
• Aging: The Champagne ages for 10 years on the lees in Boizel's cellars. What is aging on the lees? It is aging on fine yeast cells, which refines the mousse and gives the wine more depth, texture, and notes of brioche and toasted hazelnut.
• Dosage: With a dosage of 5 g/l, the style remains dry and crisp, while retaining enough roundness to beautifully carry the ripe Chardonnay and long cellar aging.
