Description
Lombard Brut Nature Verzenay Grand Cru 750ml is a single-village Champagne from Lombard in Épernay, France, made from 100% Pinot Noir grown in Verzenay, a Grand Cru village on the Montagne de Reims. It is a Brut Nature, with no sugar added at disgorgement, so it offers a different view of the house from its Côte des Blancs Chardonnays.
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Serve it at about 10 to 12 degrees in a white wine glass, which gives its Pinot Noir weight space to open. The house suggests shellfish, peppery white meats or dishes with a curry or saffron sauce, so try it alongside a saffron chicken or a mild prawn curry.
- Grand Cru Champagne, Verzenay, Montagne de Reims
- 100% Pinot Noir, single-village
- Brut Nature, 48 to 60 months in the cellar
Brioche, apple, pear and small red fruits appear on the nose. The palate is powerful with a creamy mousse and strong freshness, showing lemon, bitter almond, black and blue fruit, and mineral, saline notes. The bubbles are fine and the finish is long.
Verzenay sits on the Montagne de Reims, where a cooler climate and well-drained soils are linked to finesse and tension in the wine. That gives this Pinot Noir a firm line that works well in a Brut Nature, where no sugar is added to soften the edges, and its power gives it real presence at the table.
After the first fermentation, the wine rests for about 8 months in stainless steel vats. It then spends 48 to 60 months in the house’s cellars, which lie 11 metres underground, giving a total cellaring time of four to five years. That slow ageing brings out the brioche notes and the creamy texture that balance the wine’s natural freshness.
Champagne Lombard is a family house in Épernay, founded in 1925 and relaunched by Thomas Lombard, the fourth generation. Under him, the house has narrowed its focus to the expression of grands terroirs, using soil, climate, relief and viticulture as its guides. It offers single-village bottlings from Verzenay as well as Cramant and Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, so a side-by-side tasting can show what each grape and village brings.
A strong choice for Pinot Noir drinkers who want a powerful, dry Champagne to serve with food.
