Description / Reviews
// 100% Organic & Biodynamic Chardonnay from Vertus & Voipreux
// 2022 base, plus reserve
// Disgorged 6 March 2025
// Dosage 2g/L
"The Au Bout du Chemin cuvee is crafted to showcase the terroir of Vertus. This terroir yields an aromatic and highly pleasing Chardonnay with a generous palate—making it a champagne suitable for any occasion." - Girard-Bonnet, Winemaker
"Paul Girard embodies both of his parents’ ancestry and brings new life to Chardonnay through a stunning selection of Côte des Blanc Champagnes. Merging the Girard & Bonnet Estates in Mesnil sur Oger he works towards creating a grower-maker brand in honour of his origins.
Vinification is done in 30% oak barrels, 70% stainless steel tanks. The grapes from lieux-dits or specific terroirs are pressed separately. Their juice is then settled naturally and placed in different containers, before going through the natural fermentation process. The wines are aged on lees for at least 10 months, then drawn, without fining or filtration, and placed in the cellar to undergo the second fermentation for a period that varies according to the cuvée." - Clos Cachet, Importer
"The NV (2022) Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Au Bout du Chemin is 100% Chardonnay from Vertus and Voipreux. Readers will find a potent Blanc de Blancs that shows the more savory and phenolic side of Chardonnay. Dried herbs, chamomile, tangerine peel, mint, slate and chalk literally stain the palate. There's real depth and resonance here. Dosage is 2 grams per liter. Disgorged: April 9, 2025." - 93 Points, Antonio Galloni, Vinous
