The champagne Blanc de Blancs C+C by Suenen is exclusively 100% Chardonnay from vineyards aged more than 35 years and located in Cote des Blancs, more precisely in the Grand Cru villages of Cramant and Chouilly. It is aged in stainless steel cask which enhances the wine’s terroir. It appears to have straw yellow color with light greenish reflections. The nose offers an intoxicating blend of lemon blossom, sea spray, grapefruit, wheat, honey biscuits and apricot aromas, while the palate is incisively chalky, pungently stony, and taut. This is not to say this is austere, rather brisk and punchy with great persistence on the long, sapid finish. A white brut champagne which matches perfectly with shellfish, crab, and lobster.
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The origins of Champagne Suenen date back to 1868 and the Maison was founded in 1905 in Cramant, in the prestigious Côte des Blancs. Many generations of passionate men and women have been working hard up to now, enabling Aurelien to manage a great family tradition, and adding part of his philosophy. His desire is to be the creator of a unique product, reflecting his land features. Aurelien strongly wants to turn Champagne Suenen into a unique product, a healthy and natural wine, representing the soil, where he has been working for over 40 years. The vine is daily looked after, so that its roots can obtain authentic minerals from the chalky soil. Suenen owns five hectares of vines, spread over the parcels: three hectares are in the Cote Des Blanc, in the villages of Cramant, Chouilly and Oiry, and two are in the Massif de St. Thierry.
