{"product_id":"j-vignier-champagne-silexus-sezannensis-brut-2016-base-750ml-pre-sale-price","title":"J. Vignier Champagne Silexus Sezannensis Brut (2016 Base) 750ml  (Pre-Sale Price)","description":"\u003cp\u003eJ. Vignier’s \u003cstrong\u003eSilexus Sezannensis\u003c\/strong\u003e is a distinctive single-parcel Chardonnay Champagne that highlights the unusual flint-rich soils of the Côte de Sézanne. Its Latin-inspired name refers directly to its origin: a Champagne shaped by the silex soils of the Sézannais.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Côte de Sézanne lies south of the better-known Côte des Blancs and shares its deep Cretaceous chalk subsoil. Here, however, the Chardonnay often develops a broader, more generous expression while retaining the freshness and mineral character associated with Champagne’s chalk-based vineyards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSilexus Sezannensis comes from the \u003cstrong\u003eChatet\u003c\/strong\u003e parcel near the village of Saudoy. Four of the Vignier family’s twelve hectares in the Côte de Sézanne are located in this vineyard. Its south-facing vines grow in a complex mixture of flint and sand over Cretaceous chalk, with marl, clay and silica contributing additional texture and character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dark silex stones absorb warmth from the sun during the day and gradually release it around the vines, encouraging even ripening. The underlying chalk helps preserve freshness and acidity, creating a Champagne that combines ripe Chardonnay fruit with precision, tension and a pronounced mineral profile.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wine is vinified and aged in stainless steel to protect the purity of the fruit and clearly express the character of the vineyard. It undergoes full malolactic fermentation and is bottled in May following the harvest. 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