Edouard Duval, Saignée d’Eulalie Extra Brut NV

What

A grower estate based at the 1,000 year-old Cluniac priory Domaine Sainte Eulalie, run since 2000 by Edouard Duval of EMW Fine Wines, son of Jean Charles Duval-Leroy

Where

Côte des Bar.

Why

Edouard Duval has been involved with his family’s champagne house from a young age. He decided to dedicate himself to producing a tiny-production, hand-crafted champagne at an estate purchased by the family in the 1950s. The wines all have a delicacy and purity of flavor, with the Saignée exemplifying the light-touch style. Only 3,300 bottles were produced.

What else

All the grapes are sustainably farmed and VDC certified.

Tasting Notes

A lacy strawberry pinkness overlays fresh green apples and white blossoms. The palate is elegantly framed, precise and clean with crisp acidity and powdery texture with no extra slip. Over time a citronella greenness emerges, lending an incisive cut to the nose that punches through other richer flavours.

Try It With 

Delicate crustacean dishes.

When To Drink

Apéritif.

Perfect For

Your stylish friend.

TL/DR

Lacy, delicate and fine.

Supplier

EMW Wines