Champagne, France
All hail a new star! With the first release (vintage 2014) in June 2018, George Remy has taken his time getting things right, having made still red wine commercially since 2011, and gradually getting his vineyards (in the best parcels of Grands Crus Bouzy, Ambonnay and Louvois, and 1er Cru Tauxières). The average age of the vines is impressively old, and George's intention is to enshrine the genetic material by practicing exclusively “sélection massale”. Ploughing and tilling have been practiced for several years, together with composting (home-made). The estate runs to less than 5 hectares, and Georges vinifies personally only about 20% of his production. So the quantities are absolutely miniscule. Even so, he makes several different wines in an effort to highlight the diversity of his terroirs, which are distributed over 17 separate plots. The house style is to harvest ripe, never chapitalize, and vinify 100% in oak.
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