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Fleur de Passion daromas tik geriausiais derliaus metais. Seni Chardonnay vynmedžiai šiam šampanui auginami Cramant Grand Cru kaimelio apylinkėse į rytus bei pietryčius nukreiptuose šlaituose, kurie užtikrina maksimalų saulės kiekį vynuogėms. Bazinis vynas yra fermentuojamas ir brandinamas burgundiškose ąžuolo statinėse bei nėra filtruojamas.
2008 - ieji yra ypatingi šampanėje. Šampano žinovas R. Juhlin apie šio derliaus Fleur de Passion jau yra pasakęs "2008-ieji taps legendiniais" ir suteikė šiam vynui 96 balus.
Despite its extreme youth, a fantastic wine today filled with beautiful pear-dominated fruit and lovely oak-oriented Montrachet tones. Even more beautiful and cirrus-embossed Montrachet style at the last tasting.
100% old vine Chardonnay from several plots in Cramant, with elevage in small oak barrels. The Diebolt’s sensibly opted to keep this wine on lees for much longer than is usual, given the rather pointed acidity from the lack of Malolactic fermentation. Such beautiful flowery-fruit on the nose! Light and weightless on the palate, and so perfectly balanced. A rare combination of intensity and finesse, and a finish to die for. The best wine I have ever tasted from Diebolt. Stunning!
The Diebolt family has lived in Cramant village since the end of the 19th century, and the Vallois family has been cultivating vines in Cuis since the 15th Century. Until 1992, the almost unknown producer suddenly came to the forefront of wine lovers when Gault Millau, one of France’s most influential restaurants and wine guides, named Diebolt – Vallois Champagne of the Year. Most of the 11-hectare vineyards in the family have Grand Cru and Premier Cru statuses, whose chalky soil makes the perfect home for chardonnay vines. Today, Jacques Diebolt and Nadia Vallois are helped by their children, Isabelle and Arnauld, who are taking an ever increasingly active part in the running of the estate.