Champagne Èclats de Meulière Extra Brut

Extra Brut Champagne (4.5 g/L) from a blend of 60% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, and 10% Chardonnay. The vines are 45 years old and planted on clay-limestone soils. A quarter of the wine is vinified in three- to four-passage oak barrels, and the remainder in stainless steel. Gentle pressing is followed by tirage and bottle aging on the lees for a minimum of 30 months. The blend's blend reflects the variety of vineyards cultivated by Cyril Jeaunaux, equally distributed across 4.5 hectares in Talus Saint Prix in the Petit Morin Valley.

Jeaunaux-Robin is located in the Petit Morin Valley in the Champagne region. In 1999, she joined her parents, who had begun their adventure in 1971, on their winery journey. She then took over the reins and began producing the first wooden vinifications in 2002.

The wood used is third/fourth passage and comes from Burgundy. In 2003, he installed a second press in addition to the one his parents had installed, so he could press the grapes immediately after harvesting.

The wines are left to rest and age in underground cellars built over the years by the parents with chalk stones.

Since 2005, the company has been working as sustainably as possible. It is now certified organic and uses biodynamic preparations to revitalize the soil and restore balance.

The silica present in the soils of the Valley gives the wines a characteristic minerality.

Acidity, freshness and vitality are elements sought by Cyril Jeaunaux, who avoids malolactic fermentation wherever possible.

The company works 4.5 hectares in the municipality of Talus Saint Prix and of these 60% are cultivated with Pinot Meunier, 30% with Pinot Noir and 10% with Chardonnay.

The predominant presence of Meunier is due to the fact that it is more resistant to spring frosts: the Le Petit Morin river flows through the valley, and its presence sometimes brings fog, which can induce spring frosts.

Between 2001 and 2003, Cyril and his wife Clémence also planted one hectare of vineyard in Montier en l'Isle, in the Cote des Bar, mainly with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.