2024 Cuvée Flore Brut Eburon Estate Winery Belgien Haspengouw 0,75l

2024 Cuvée Flore Brut is a rare, vintage-dated sparkling wine from Eburon Estate Winery in Tongeren, at the heart of Belgium’s Haspengouw region. Produced from a remarkably small harvest following severe late frost, this limited cuvée combines traditional-method elegance with the distinctive mineral character of Haspengouw’s flint-rich soils. Only 700 standard bottles, 300 half bottles and 50 magnums were produced.

Tasting Notes
The wine is bright and refined in appearance, with a delicate, persistent mousse. Its expressive bouquet reveals apricot, mango and ripe yellow fruit, complemented by subtle notes of toasted bread, nuts and lightly seasoned oak. On the palate, it is creamy and beautifully balanced, with fine bubbles, harmonious richness and a precise mineral freshness. The silex soils lend a subtle saline character, while the time spent in lightly toasted French oak adds depth and a silky texture. The finish is long, elegant and well defined. Its structure and twelve months of lees ageing should allow it to develop further over the next few years, although it is already showing excellent balance and complexity.

Production
The 1.5-hectare estate is planted on distinctive silex soils, a combination of clay, limestone and flint that contributes freshness, precision and mineral depth. The blend comprises 60% Chardonnay, 25% Pinot Noir, 7.5% Auxerrois and 7.5% Souvignier Gris. The grapes were hand-harvested on 19 and 26 October 2024 and gently whole-cluster pressed. Half of the must was fermented under temperature control in stainless steel, while the remainder fermented in lightly toasted French oak barrels from Tonnellerie François Frères in Burgundy. Following malolactic fermentation, the base wine matured for nine months, partly in steel and partly in oak. It then underwent a second fermentation in bottle according to the traditional method, followed by twelve months on the lees. The wine was disgorged and finished as Brut with a dosage of 6 g/l.

Food & Serving
An elegant aperitif, Cuvée Flore Brut is particularly well suited to oysters, shellfish, sushi, delicate fish dishes and other seafood. Its creamy texture also complements fresh salads, refined starters with cream-based elements, Brie, aged Gouda and other aromatic cheeses. Serve well chilled at approximately 8–10°C. Decanting is not required; pour carefully into tulip-shaped sparkling-wine glasses to preserve the fine mousse and reveal the wine’s aromatic detail.

Producer
Eburon Estate Winery is located in Tongeren, Belgium’s oldest city, within the emerging wine region of Haspengouw. The estate’s vineyards cover just 1.5 hectares, allowing for careful, small-scale production focused on site expression and precision. The 2024 vintage was exceptionally challenging: an early budbreak was followed by severe late frost on 22 April, damaging around 90% of the young shoots. Rather than producing a still wine from the limited crop, the winery dedicated the entire harvest to this traditional-method sparkling cuvée, transforming a difficult growing season into a highly limited and distinctive expression of Belgian terroir.

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