Description
// 55% Chardonnay, 30% Pinot Noir and 15% Pinot Meunier
2021 base vintage, with 40% reserve wines dating back to 2016
Disgorged late 2024
6g/L dosage
"Brut Majeur perfectly represents the Ayala style. The Chardonnay, emblematic grape variety, present at 55% in this cuvée expresses all its purity and elegance. The same sheer spirit is expressed through the low dosage and the stainless-steel vat vinification, which ensures that primary aromas are respected. An extended ageing of three years in the cellars confers the final touch to this cuvée, where balance and precision coexist with finesse and elegance. The fruit of a tailor-made blend, Brut Majeur includes more than 70 crus from all of the Champagne region. This exceptional sourcing makes the most of the terroirs’ richness: Côte des Blancs, Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, Aube, Vitryat, or even Sézannais. At the time of vinification, 120 individual stainless-steel vats each hosts a specific cru, grape variety and year. This careful handling of the raw material makes it possible to preserve the integrity and personality of each cru, to as to create a blend of an extraordinary diversity." - House Notes
"Vigorous fine bead. Very toasty nose with complex development and brioche. The palate is showing layered development too, some caramel and caraway notes accompanying savoury fruit on the layered, off-dry finish." - 94 Points, Stephen Wong, The Real Review
"A layered wine with spicy, almost stony, minerality. Salted lemons and oranges. Crisp on the palate with light to medium body and flavors of strawberries and restrained pastry. Chalky mineral aftertaste." - 94 Points, James Suckling
