Champagne Guenin, Vers le Bois 2017

Champagne Guenin ‘Vers le Bois’ 2017 is an elegant, Chardonnay-driven expression of a single vintage in Champagne, crafted for those who appreciate precision and finesse over power. Made entirely from Chardonnay, it showcases a refined, terroir-focused style that highlights both the character of the year and the house’s meticulous winemaking. As a vintage Champagne, ‘Vers le Bois’ offers greater depth and complexity than a non-vintage cuvée, making it especially appealing to collectors and enthusiasts alike.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, Champagne Guenin ‘Vers le Bois’ 2017 typically presents a pale to medium straw color with fine, persistent bubbles that form a delicate, creamy mousse. The nose leans toward a classic Chardonnay profile: notes of lemon zest, green apple, and white flowers, woven together with hints of chalk, toasted brioche and a subtle nuttiness that speaks to time on lees. On the palate, this Champagne is focused and precise, with a vibrant, linear acidity that frames flavors of citrus, crunchy pear, and stone fruit, lifted by chalky minerality and delicate pastry notes. The texture is both tense and silky, with good concentration and a lingering, saline finish. As a vintage Blanc de Blancs–style Champagne, it has the structure to age gracefully for several more years, developing deeper brioche, hazelnut and honeyed tones with time in bottle, while slowly softening its youthful edge.

Production
‘Vers le Bois’ 2017 is crafted from Chardonnay grapes grown in the chalk-rich soils that define Champagne, where deep limestone subsoils and cool climate combine to deliver naturally high acidity and purity of fruit. Grapes are typically harvested by hand to ensure careful selection and minimal damage to the delicate berries, preserving both freshness and aromatic precision. In the cellar, the must is gently pressed and fermented in temperature-controlled vessels, with the base wines then matured on lees before blending and bottling for the secondary fermentation. Extended aging on the lees in bottle contributes to its fine mousse and subtle autolytic notes, while dosage is kept in balance to respect the wine’s tension, minerality and vintage character.

Food & Serving
This Champagne is an excellent partner for refined, delicately flavored dishes. Think oysters, scallop crudo, sashimi, grilled white fish, or simple prawns with lemon and sea salt; it also pairs beautifully with goat’s cheese, creamy young cheeses, or light poultry dishes with citrus or herb accents. Serve well-chilled at around 8–10°C (46–50°F) to showcase its freshness and aromatic detail. A brief 10–15 minutes in the glass, or a light splash into a chilled carafe for young bottles, can help the wine open up, but extended decanting is generally unnecessary for this style.

Producer
Champagne Guenin is a grower-focused Champagne producer based in France’s iconic Champagne region, dedicated to crafting characterful, terroir-driven wines in limited quantities. Working closely with their own vineyard holdings and trusted local growers, they emphasize careful vineyard work, hand-harvesting and thoughtful cellar practices to express the nuances of each site and vintage. While relatively small in scale compared with the grand marques, Champagne Guenin represents the rising generation of artisanal houses that showcase authenticity, precision and a strong sense of place in every bottle.

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