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[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ fullwidth=”on” admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_fullwidth_header title=”Domaine Jean Vesselle” subhead=”Bouzy | Champagne” text_orientation=”center” _builder_version=”4.16″ title_font_size=”50″ subhead_font_size=”20px” background_color=”rgba(255, 255, 255, 0)” background_image=”http:\/\/dev.northberkeleyimports.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/champagne_web.jpg” global_colors_info=”{}” button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=”off” button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off” button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=”off”][\/et_pb_fullwidth_header][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ admin_label=”section” _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row padding_mobile=”off” make_equal=”on” column_padding_mobile=”off” admin_label=”row” module_class=” et_pb_row_fullwidth” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_color=”#fcf4de” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” width=”100%” width_tablet=”100%” width_phone=”” width_last_edited=”on|desktop” max_width=”100%” max_width_tablet=”100%” max_width_phone=”” max_width_last_edited=”on|desktop” make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|2% ||2% ” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”USP” _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”justified” custom_margin=”|2%||2%” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_style=”solid” global_colors_info=”{}”]\"vesselle_producer\"<\/a>For nearly 300 years, the Vesselle family has been tilling the chalky soils of Bouzy and cultivating some of the village\u2019s best-placed Pinot Noir vines.<\/p>\n

The family\u2019s collection of top terroirs and generations of leadership in championing Pinot Noir is what makes wines from Domaine Jean Vesselle<\/strong> such eloquent examples of Blanc de Noirs Champagnes.<\/p>\n

Wines here combine a classic Champagne elegance with the signature Bouzy power, especially in wines such as \u2018Oeil de Perdrix.\u2019<\/p>\n

This unique rose de saign\u00e9e is a taste of Champagne history, a style of wine long forgotten before winemakers Delphine and David Vesselle\u2014to honor the traditions of their Champagne-making forefathers\u2014brought it back with great success.<\/p>\n

The family owns one of Champagne\u2019s smallest walled vineyards, the \u2018Petit Clos.\u2019 Located just outside the Vesselle home in Bouzy, \u2018Petit Clos\u2019 is the pinnacle of the powerful yet elegant Bouzy style, pure grand cru Pinot Noir fermented in barrels made from oak trees from the Champagne region, and aged for a decade in bottle.
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Domaine Jean Vesselle crafts “grower” Champagne, a r\u00e9coltant-manipulant<\/em> house that grows its own grapes and makes its own wine all on site. This qualitative difference is crucial for those seeking the ultimate in Champagne flavor and character.<\/p>\n

The family’s vineyards are planted to 90% Pinot Noir and 10% Chardonnay, a fidelity to Pinot Noir that\u2019s much greater than other houses in the region. Vines are cared for according to lutte raison\u00e9e<\/em> principles, concentrating mostly on organic practices and avoiding chemical treatments. Vineyard rows are plowed to avoid the use of herbicides. The estate too uses solar energy and recycles rainwater to reduce its energy footprint.<\/p>\n

Soils in general are the classic chalk of the Montagne de Reims. Grapes are harvested exclusively by hand and pressed gently, then fermented in temperature-controlled, stainless steel tanks. Wines undergo second fermentation in bottle (m\u00e9thode Champenoise) and are cellared for two years to 10, depending on the cuv\u00e9e. Wines are disgorged just before they are shipped.
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A new wine for this 300-year-old estate, a non-dosage version of their peerless, Pinot Noir-based Brut Reserve — and what an “expression” of nature it is! Exuberant and lively on the tongue, with citrus and red berry notes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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