32% Pinot Noir, 32% Chardonnay, 32% Meunier, 4% Petit Meslier, Arbanne and Pinot Blanc. Zero dosage. Vines averaging 40 years old.
Zero is Benoît Tarlant's daily obsession and the beating heart of the estate. It draws from up to 63 individual parcels across 4 villages in the Vallée de la Marne, where chalk, sand and Lutetian limestone soils give the wine its mineral backbone and extraordinary tension. The 2017 base is complemented by reserve wines aged in oak barrels at the estate. No selected yeasts, no fining, no filtration, no dosage. Bottled in April 2018 and disgorged in July 2023 after over 5 years on lees in bottle
Pale straw with a fine, persistent mousse. The nose is precise and layered: golden apple, poached pear, toasted hazelnut, a whisper of brioche and a cool citrus lift. On the palate the wine is full bodied yet electric, with pulsating mineral drive, lively acidity and a long, dry, saline finish of extraordinary clarity.
Outstanding with oysters, lobster, ceviche and fine seafood. Also excellent alongside roast chicken or soft cheeses.
