A. Lamblot 'Rata du Rene' Ratafia de Champagne Liqueur, France [2022] 500ml

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A. Lamblot 'Rata du Rene' Ratafia de Champagne Liqueur, France [2022] 500ml

$90.00

ASSEMBLAGE 100% Pinot Noir

VINEYARD Les Dos, Taumois & Les Clos within Vrigny; Les Cochènes & Les moines Vats from Chenay .

SOIL Predominantly Thanetian sands (Upper Paleocene Era) and a small proportion of Ypresian silts (Lower Eocene Era).

VINE AGE 10-55 years of age

FERMENTATION Made with the final press juices of Pinot Noit, dubbed "rebeches", a.k.a. "rubbish" - what would normally be sent to the distillery. A homemade marc (brandy) is added to halt the fermentation with a bit of residual sugar.

AGING Agedfor 18 months in old barrels that previously held red Burgundy

BOTTLES PRODUCED 230 bottles, 25 magnums

Combining alcohol from Champagne with fresh grape juice from old Pinot Noir vines. The juice is sourced from the final press known as the "Rebeche." Aged for 18 months in old oak barrels previously used for red Burgundy wines without filtration, or fining.

"René Lamblot, patriarch of the estate, made his ratafia in oak barrels. This mistelle is a family tribute and the high-quality culmination of the last pressed juices.:

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