Palmer&CoCollectionVintage2000

In 1947, seven well-established and visionary winegrowers came together in a joint quest for ultimate perfection and founded Champagne Palmer & Co. The founders bought its current cellars from a failing Champagne House in Reims in 1959. Over the years, the cooperative has spread past Reims and now owns an impressive 450 hectares of vineyards, over 200 of which are classified Grand and Premier Crus. A large percentage of Palmer’s vineyards are in the Montagne de Reims giving Palmer a unique source of chardonnay in these cooler aspect locations, Blanc de Blancs being one of the stars in the Palmer portfolio. Palmer are one of few producers to ferment large formats, everything bigger than Jeroboam, in the final bottle and up to Nebuchadnezzar, 15 litres, are made in this way.rrPalmer ID: L21345 | Each bottle of Palmer & Co can be identified by the ID on the back label. This enables you to discover the story of that very bottle. You can do so using the smartphone App or on the Palmer & Co website.rrThe bottles, magnums, and larger formats, are stored upside down in our cellars for twenty years or more. The very long ageing process gives an intense and complex character to these great wines while at the same time ensuring that they remain remarkably fresh to the palaterrWeather: Spring began well with excellent growth showing by the end of April beginning of May and flowering in early June. Rainfall in July was four times higher than average and a hailstorm hit, destroying many vines but August was sunny and dry. The wet weather though meant vines were slow to and acidity was low by end of August but good weather throughout September helped ripen the fruit more fully. The vintage started in mid-September and the sun shone for the duration of the picking which lasted two weeks, and the harvest remained of remarkable quality from beginning to end. After two harvests in 1998 and 1999 with impressive and spectacular volumes, the 2000 harvest is in the same vein.rrTechnical Information:rVineyards: 85% Premier Cru: Montagne de Reims, Trepail & Villers-Marmery | 15% Autre Cru: Côte de SézannerGrape Varieties: 53% Chardonnay, 36% Pinot Noir, 11% MeunierrLees Ageing: 20 yearsrDosage: 5.2 g/lrDisgorged: 19th of August 2021rBottling date: 8th of June 2001rDrink: Now to 2030rrTasting Note:Vintage 2000 has a ripe and generous nose. Warm notes of brioche and pastries that blend with those of bergamot and stone fruit. On the palate, this wine is vibrant, the attack asserts itself directly, a prelude to a richness that is more tactile than fleshy and which only reveals itself gradually. The length has a noble bitterness that blends with roasted flavours.