A bold approach to vintage champagne, the link between terroir and precision oenology
October 22, 2024 – Inspired by the family’s Grands Vins, the Cellar Master, Guillaume Lété, takes up the challenge of creating a vintage cuvée each year by blending the same three Grands Crus: Avize, Ambonnay and Aÿ, selected for their complementarity in keeping with the House style.
Triptyque 2018 reflects precision viticulture. Only 80 ares were selected to reflect the conditions of this vintage: 40 ares in Avize, 20 ares in Ambonnay, and 20 ares in Aÿ. The bold choice of blending these three Grands Crus in the same proportions each year highlights the climatic variations that characterize these terroirs over time.
“This new cuvée reflects our innovative approach to vintage champagne. Each year, we take up the challenge of selecting the best plots in the Grands Crus of Avize, Ambonnay and Aÿ, to capture the climatic variations specific to each vintage.This is a challenging exercise, which demonstrates our determination to combine terroir and precision oenology.” – Guillaume Lété, Cellar Master.
2018 in Champagne was marked by a succession of exceptional weather conditions. The campaign began with a wet winter followed by a warm, stormy spring, which rapidly accelerated vine growth. The dry, sunny summer allowed the grapes to ripen to perfection, ideal for the harvest at the end of August.
As a result, 2018 produced an abundant harvest, both in terms of quantity and quality, revealing the complexity and richness of the cuvées produced from this vintage.
About Champagne Barons de Rothschild
Founded in 2005, Champagne Barons de Rothschild was born from a unique and unprecedented alliance between the three branches of the Rothschild Family – today represented by Philippe Sereys de Rothschild (Château Mouton Rothschild), Ariane de Rothschild (Château Clarke – Groupe Edmond de Rothschild), Eric and his daughter Saskia (Château Lafite Rothschild). For the first time in their history, the Barons have joined forces, to create a Champagne House and craft their unique interpretation of a ‘Grand Vin de Champagne’ together, combining the elegance of the Chardonnay with long ageing and the purity of a minimalist dosage.
