Petit & Bajan Ambrosie Brut Grand Cru

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750ML

ABV
12%

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Winemaker Notes

A selection of Grand Cru-rated Chardonnay fruit from Avize, Oger and Cramant and Grand Cru-rated Pinot Noir from Verzenay. Suave, supple, and richly aromatic.

Blend: 70% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir

Professional Ratings

  • 93
    A 70-30 blend of chardonnay and pinot noir, this wine shares the tiny, persistent line of bubbles apparent in all the Petit & Bajan Champagnes we tasted. Here, those bubbles drive pale scents of apple flesh and hints of rosy red fruit. Touched by oxidative richness, the main takeaway is a pure limestone clarity in the wine’s mineral tension.
  • 91
    COMMENTARY: Champagne Petit & Bajan Ambrosie is lovely and delicate on the palate. TASTING NOTES: This wine offers aromas and flavors of wild strawberries and fragrant flowers. Try it with lightly grilled salmon fillets. (Tasted: September 12, 2022, San Francisco, CA)
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Petit & Bajan, France
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Richard Petit’s family roots in Avize go back centuries, caring for Chardonnay on the chalky soils of the Côte de Blancs. Véronique Bajan’s clan hails from Pinot Noir terroir in Verzenay, grand cru land on the Montagne de Reims. Disappointed with many of the Champagnes they tasted, they pondered: what would it take to make a true, terroir-driven, grand cru Champagne? With Richard in the fields and Véronique in the cellar, the very small-batch wines of Petit & Bajan are the voice of Champagne’s new generation. Richard harvests only ripe fruit; in fact, many growers finish their harvest before he even starts. (A telling anecdote: Every harvest, the last two growers in the fields in Avize are Richard and his next-door neighbor, Anselme Selosse.) The wider world is catching on to the revolution that’s happening in grower Champagne in Avize: Petit & Bajan has been named to Wine & Spirits Magazine’s Top 100 Winery list for 2022. Practicing sustainable farming.
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A term typically reserved for Champagne and Sparkling Wines, non-vintage or simply “NV” on a label indicates a blend of finished wines from different vintages (years of harvest). To make non-vintage Champagne, typically the current year’s harvest (in other words, the current vintage) forms the base of the blend. Finished wines from previous years, called “vins de reserve” are blended in at approximately 10-50% of the total volume in order to achieve the flavor, complexity, body and acidity for the desired house style. A tiny proportion of Champagnes are made from a single vintage.

There are also some very large production still wines that may not claim one particular vintage. This would be at the discretion of the winemaker’s goals for character of the final wine.

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Associated with luxury, celebration, and romance, the region, Champagne, is home to the world’s most prized sparkling wine. In order to bear the label, ‘Champagne’, a sparkling wine must originate from this northeastern region of France—called Champagne—and adhere to strict quality standards. Made up of the three towns Reims, Épernay, and Aÿ, it was here that the traditional method of sparkling wine production was both invented and perfected, birthing a winemaking technique as well as a flavor profile that is now emulated worldwide.

Well-drained, limestone and chalky soil defines much of the region, which lend a mineral component to its wines. Champagne’s cold, continental climate promotes ample acidity in its grapes but weather differences from year to year can create significant variation between vintages. While vintage Champagnes are produced in exceptional years, non-vintage cuvées are produced annually from a blend of several years in order to produce Champagnes that maintain a consistent house style.

With nearly negligible exceptions, . These can be blended together or bottled as individual varietal Champagnes, depending on the final style of wine desired. Chardonnay, the only white variety, contributes freshness, elegance, lively acidity and notes of citrus, orchard fruit and white flowers. Pinot Noir and its relative Pinot Meunier, provide the backbone to many blends, adding structure, body and supple red fruit flavors. Wines with a large proportion of Pinot Meunier will be ready to drink earlier, while Pinot Noir contributes to longevity. Whether it is white or rosé, most Champagne is made from a blend of red and white grapes—and uniquely, rosé is often produce by blending together red and white wine. A Champagne made exclusively from Chardonnay will be labeled as ‘blanc de blancs,’ while ones comprised of only red grapes are called ‘blanc de noirs.’

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