Coessens Champagne Largillier Lieu Dit Extra Brut 2018

Coessens Champagne Largillier Lieu Dit Extra Brut Millésime 2018 is a single-vineyard, vintage Champagne that showcases the pure character of Pinot Noir from the southern reaches of Champagne. Crafted in limited quantities, this Extra Brut cuvée highlights precision, minerality, and elegance over opulence. Sourced exclusively from the renowned Largillier lieu-dit, it offers a focused expression of terroir that will appeal to serious Champagne lovers and curious explorers alike. The unique selling point of this wine lies in its single-parcel origin and 100% Pinot Noir composition, a style often associated with depth, structure, and gastronomic versatility. Largillier is a celebrated vineyard in the Côte des Bar, known for its clay-limestone soils that give Pinot Noir both power and finesse. As a vintage Champagne from 2018—a warm, generous year—it combines ripeness with the tension required for graceful aging.

Tasting Notes
In the glass, the Coessens Largillier 2018 shows a luminous, pale golden hue with subtle copper glints, underpinned by a fine, persistent bead of delicate bubbles. The nose is expressive yet refined, offering scents of ripe red apple, Williams pear, and white peach, layered with notes of brioche, toasted hazelnut, and delicate spice. Hints of chalk, wet stone, and a whisper of floral tones add complexity and lift. On the palate, this Extra Brut is precise and focused, with a dry, mouthwatering profile and a beautifully balanced structure from the Pinot Noir. Expect flavours of orchard fruit, fresh citrus, and wild strawberry, wrapped in a chalky minerality that runs through the mid-palate into a long, saline finish. The dosage is kept low, letting the terroir speak clearly while the 2018 vintage brings a sense of generosity and roundness to the texture. While already approachable and harmonious, this Champagne has the concentration and acidity to evolve positively over the next 5–8 years, gaining further complexity and tertiary nuance with time in bottle.

Production
Coessens sources this cuvée exclusively from the Largillier lieu-dit in the Côte des Bar, in the southern part of the Champagne region in France. Here, Pinot Noir thrives on clay-limestone soils with a strong Kimmeridgian influence, similar to nearby Chablis, imparting tension, salinity, and a distinctive mineral backbone. Grapes are typically harvested by hand to ensure optimal selection and to preserve berry integrity, an essential step in crafting high-quality Champagne. In the cellar, the juice is gently pressed and vinified parcel by parcel, often with a mix of stainless steel and, in some cases, older oak to build texture while keeping the fruit profile pure. Extended aging on the lees in bottle contributes to the fine mousse and subtle autolytic notes, while the Extra Brut dosage allows the natural balance of the 2018 vintage and the character of Largillier to come through with clarity.

Food & Serving
This is a gastronomic Champagne well suited to refined dishes based on seafood, poultry, and delicately prepared meats. Try it with oysters, turbot, scallops, or lobster, as well as roast chicken, veal tartare, or lightly smoked salmon; it also pairs beautifully with aged Comté or mild, nutty cheeses. Serve chilled but not icy, ideally around 8–10°C (46–50°F), to let the aromatics and texture fully unfold. A short decant of 15–20 minutes in a wide-bowled Champagne glass or white wine glass can help the wine open up, especially in its youth, revealing the full depth of the Pinot Noir and the character of the Largillier vineyard.

Producer
Coessens Champagne is a small, quality-focused grower estate based in the village of Ville-sur-Arce in the Côte des Bar, in the southern part of the Champagne region. The domaine is particularly known for championing single-vineyard expressions, with Largillier being its flagship parcel and a benchmark site for Pinot Noir in the area. By working almost exclusively with their own vines and prioritising meticulous vineyard care and low-intervention winemaking, Coessens has earned a strong reputation among enthusiasts for wines that are both precise and characterful. Their approach underscores the diversity of Champagne’s terroirs, helping to elevate the status of the Côte des Bar as a serious source of distinctive, terroir-driven Champagnes.

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