2019 Aurelien Suenen Champagne Cocluette Grand Cru (Pre-arrival)

“Continuing its strong run, the 2019 Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru Oiry La Cocluette, disgorged in June 2025 with a dosage of three grams per liter, blossoms in the glass with aromas of orange oil, pear and peach, mingled with notes of iris and a faint hint of Sichuan pepper. On the palate, it is full-bodied and concentrated, ample and textural, built around racy acidity and chalky structuring extract, concluding with a precise, intensely saline finish. As always, the most tightly wound of Suenen’s lieux-dits Blanc de Blancs, it marries the flamboyance of the vintage with tension and possesses the structure to age for 15 to 20 years post-harvest. It bears recalling that this cuvée is sourced from a site planted in 1925 and exposed predominantly to the north, with the remaining 30% facing south. Here, Suenen has raised the trellising and rolls the canopies without trimming the apex for shade and better ripening. Vinified in concrete and Stockinger foudre, it was harvested on September 19, attaining just over 13% final alcohol.”