Xavier Gerard Cote-Rotie 'Le Mollard' 2022 Champagne clocking in at 14% alcohol

clocking in at 14% alcohol and with a formidable 45-day maceration

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south-facing slopes of the fabled Grand Cru Schlossberg in Kientzheim

It comes from a special selection of grapes harvested from several particularly well-placed parcels within the appellation (frequently from the Silanc and Siei vineyard sites)

The wine is fermented and aged in temperature-controlled vats and is bottled usually one year after harvest

Xavier Gerard Cote-Rotie 'Le Mollard' 2022 Champagne clocking in at 14% alcoholSince 2019, Xavier has produced a single vineyard Cte Rtie from Le Mollardthe site in which the majority of the domaines holdings in the appellation are planted. This cuve is both a vineyard and a barrel selection: Xavier employed a half hectare 1981 planting of Syrah (with 6% interplanted Viognier), and then chose the five best barrels to bottle separately as Cte Rtie Le Mollard. Two of the five barrels were new (but seasoned first with a Viognier