AYALA - Blanc de Blancs 2018
Ayala is a Champagne House located in the Montagne de Reims in Champagne . It was founded in 1860 by Edmond de Ayala and is today owned by the company Ayala & Co, itself a subsidiary of the Champagne Bollinger company since 2005. In 1865, he became a pioneer in the introduction of a style driest Champagne and produced for the first time “dry champagne”, containing 21 g/L of residual sugar while the traditional dosage at the time was more than 150 g/L. Hadrien Mouflard was appointed Managing Director in 2012, with the mission of accelerating the development of Champagne Ayala. The style of the wines is affirmed around the pure expression of Chardonnay, the unique diversity of the vintages, the tailor-made blend, the reserve wines and the low dosage. The House works a vineyard of around twenty hectares located on the Côte des Blancs, the Montagne de Reims and the Marne Valley.
Blanc de Blancs is the emblem of Maison Ayala. It is produced in limited quantities, only during exceptional vintages. It is made from Chardonnay from exclusively the best plots of the Côte des Blancs: three Grands Crus which constitute the basis of the blend (Chouilly, Cramant and Oger) and two Premiers Crus (Cuis and Grauves). Aging on slats lasts 6 years on lees on average. It is bottled with a Brut dosage of 6 g/L .
Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay