Castelnau Champagne Hors Categorie Brut OC

France / Champagne / Reims
 
Each edition bears a unique name: C.C.F 2067, C.M 1993, etc. Blend varies depending on the edition.
 
Non-vintage Champagne: Castelnau Hors Catégorie Brut C.M 1993 edition in Champagne Castelnau's original gift box (OC). 
 
An expression of freedom and creativity from the Cellar Masters: discover the unique world of the Hors Catégorie Collection.
 
Because the winemaking frame brings surprises and pioneering oenological challenges, this collection is named Hors Catégorie in honor of the top classification of the legendarily tough mountain passes. 
 
Collection Hors Catégorie is named to demonstrate Champagne Castelnau’s absolute mastery of the heights to which great Champagnes can rise. 
Every release of a Collection Hors Catégorie will be a limited edition of a unique blend. It won’t become a set model: Instead, each cuvée will be put together to bring out the best of the very individual components selected from only the most exceptional wines in the cellar. 
 
At 1,993 metres above sea level the Col de la Madeleine was the highest point climbed in 2013 by the world’s most famous cycling race. 2013 was also the year that this third cuvée of teh limite dedition series was bottled and named C.M 1993 in honour of such an awe inspiring Hors Catégorie pass.

Blend:
55% Pinot Noir, 30% Pinot Meunier, 15% Chardonnay – each brings the best of their natural characteristics.
 
The best wines hailing from 2008, 2010, 2011 and 2012 have been carefully selected to create a refined and elegant blend: 55 % Pinot Noir, 30 % Pinot Meunier, 15 % Chardonnay.
This cuvée is a unique, limited edition blend. A selection of the very finest vintages from the most reputed crus that have been oak-aged to enhance and respect the character of each varietal resulting in a wine with a gentle texture and delicate effervescence. The extra-brut dosage (6g/liter) ensures perfect balance in the expression of its maturity.
 
Its fine bubbles delicately diffuse the aromatic whirlwind of the Hors Catégorie spirit where scents of cocoa bean blend harmoniously with light spices and toasted notes. Allowed time to breath the influence of the master cooper develops in the glass, expressed in layers reminiscent of the world’s finest vanilla pods.
This cuvée promises to be a sensorial Hors Catégorie experience unlike any other.
 
Sugar level:
Limited addition of sugar with the yeast at bottling to produce a very fine, gentle effervescence (dosage 6g/liter).
 
Cellar ageing:
Seven years.
 
Reserve wines:
75%.
 
Barrique ageing:
90%.

"A culmination of freedom, creativity, imagination, and dreams", Cellar Masters Carine Bailleul & Elisabeth Sarcelet.