100% Grands crus from the Côte des Blancs & the Montagne de Reims 85% Chardonnay (82% Côte des Blancs with Cramant, Avize, Chouilly, Mesnil-sur-Oger & 18% Sillery) 15% Pinot noir vinified in red (Aÿ) 2009 in Champagne is a vintage often described as ‘‘sunny’’, but it is above all characterized by a harvest in perfect climatic summer conditions, ideal for maturation. Between gales, hail, heavy rainfall (+60% compared to the ten-year average) and cold spells during flowering, the beginning of the cycle was complicated to say the least! Fortunately, summer conditions took over and continued until September, allowing regular ripening in pristine conditions. Thanks to these favourable conditions, grapes reached an optimum physiological ripeness with a high level of phenolics for Pinot Noir. Harvest took place between September 12th and September 28th.