Esprit de Vrigny 1er Cru - Champagne Roger Coulon

Esprit de Vrigny 1er Cru - Champagne Roger Coulon

Eric and Isabelle Coulon

Tasting of Esprit de Vrigny 1er Cru 

92/100 James Suckling

Ageing potential: Now to 2032.

Tasted by J.S.: "This is an elegant, rich champagne with aromas of peach, orange peel and hints of pastry on the nose and palate. Dense and rich but agile and fresh. A delicious Champagne offering more than just an aperitif."

The wine

• Zero dosage
• Premier Cru
• Champagne Brut Nature
• Mineral qualities of this Terroir Premier Cru.

The house and the team 

Eric and Isabelle Coulon, assisted by their children Louise and Edgar, farm 11 hectares, divided into 120 parcels, in the northern part of the Montagne de Reims, mainly in and around Vrigny, where the cultivation of Meunier on sandy soils dominates, partly ungrafted and in the case of the Coulons, entirely from massal selections. The viticulture, certified organic since 2019, is progressive, with cover crops to control humidity and thus mitigate disease pressure (Meunier is sensitive to rot), and it follows agroforestry initiatives; and Eric Coulon, somewhat like his brother-in-law Francis Egly, believes in late harvests in search of full physiological maturity.  

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