2016 Champagne Marie Courtin Cuvee Concordance Extra Brut Pinot Noir (750ml)

Pinot Noir from Champagne, France

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Grower producer Dominique Moreau hand crafts her Champagne as singular expressions of place, each vineyard-driven cuvee from a designated vintage attracting a devoted following that routinely scoops them up on release. Named one of the “Top 10 Estates to Know,” by Decanter.

Naming her estate for her grandmother Marie Courtin, grower producer Dominique Moreau has been making single vintage Champagnes from her tiny 2.5 hectare vineyard since 2005, all crafted with no added sugar in an extra dry style known as “zero dosage.” Located in Champagne’s southernmost region that’s geographically closer to Chablis than Epernay, Dominique farms Marie Courtin’s low-yielding estate vineyard with biodynamic principles, its southern location sharing Chablis’ warmer temperatures and Kimmeridgian limestone-based soil and yielding richly textured Pinot Noir with matching acidity.

Crafting a “stunning range of champagnes” according to Antonio Galloni of Vinous that are both “thrilling” and “deeply satisfying,” these exquisite terroir-driven Champagnes from Marie Courtin boast an intensity and minerality rooted in Dominque Moreau’s meticulous vineyard practices and precision in the cellar, two exquisite hand-crafted vintage grower Champagnes produced in limited amounts at an appealing price.

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The 2016 Extra Brut Sans Soufre Concordance, 100% Pinot Noir, is an exotic, wild wine. Apricot, honey, orange peel, hazelnut, spice, menthol and tropical inflections all open with a bit of time in the glass. Pinot Noir naturally has a tendency to present oxidative qualities. The Sans Soufre style seems to amplify those qualities. In this release, the Concordance comes across as forward and more advanced than a five year-old Champagne, its obvious, beauty and complexity notwithstanding. I would prefer to drink it on the young side. No dosage. Disgorged: April, 2019.

92 points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous (Nov 2021)

Alcohol By Volume: 12.0%

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