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Pierre Gerbais

NV Pierre Gerbais, Champ Viole [Disgorged 2025]

France Chardonnay Champagne 750ML

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NV Pierre Gerbais, Champ Viole [Disgorged 2025]
Pierre Gerbais

NV Pierre Gerbais, Champ Viole [Disgorged 2025]

France Chardonnay Champagne 750ML

Wine Advocate

93

Vinous

92

CellarTracker

91
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A fourth generation house in the Aube, now presided over by the young and inspired Aurelien Gerbais. Blessed with a healthy supply of vineyards in the Aube which were built up following the second World War, Aurelien has done wonders to improve the health of the old vineyards, and the resulting quality of his wines. Admittedly more "Burgundian than Champenois", this is a house to watch closely, especially if you are the type who drinks their Champagnes like top white Burgundies.

Pierre Gerbais

The Pierre Gerbais domaine has been around for decades. With lovely holdings throughout the Aube, their wines have always delivered for the price. Yet with the dawn of Aurelien's ascension came a marked increase in clarity, purity and class of the Gerbais wines.

"The wines always remind me of Olivier Lamy. Super pure, focused and way undervalued." -Doug Kahn

In the 1990s, the family's vineyards were converted to organic viticulture; you've heard this refrain before, but Aurelien's grandmother almost lost her life to poisoning from the vineyard's chemical treatments. That was the beginning of the change that brought about the insurgence of quality that was to come.

In 2021, Aurelien made some big changes. First, the bottlings are now single vineyard only. Also, "the Champagnes are now vinified and aged with no added SO2, with just a slight adjustment at bottling. Total SO2 is about 25-30 mg/l (about half of which is free SO2). Aurélien came to this realization after ten years of experience with zero SO2 on Audace" .

In the winery, the wines are vinified and aged without any added sulfur. Vinification occurs in tank, and the secondary fermentation will be started with proprietary, cultured yeasts. Only at bottling is a tiny amount of sulfur added. A total of 18 hectares are under vine, 10 Pinot Noir, 4 Chardonnay dnd 4 Pinot Blanc.

Meet the Producer

Pierre Gerbais

A fourth generation house in the Aube, now presided over by the young and inspired Aurelien Gerbais. Blessed with a healthy supply of vineyards in the Aube which were built up following the second World War, Aurelien has done wonders to improve the health of the old vineyards, and the resulting quality of his wines. Admittedly more "Burgundian than Champenois", this is a house to watch closely, especially if you are the type who drinks their Champagnes like top white Burgundies.

The Pierre Gerbais domaine has been around for decades. With lovely holdings throughout the Aube, their wines have always delivered for the price. Yet with the dawn of Aurelien's ascension came a marked increase in clarity, purity and class of the Gerbais wines.

"The wines always remind me of Olivier Lamy. Super pure, focused and way undervalued." -Doug Kahn

In the 1990s, the family's vineyards were converted to organic viticulture; you've heard this refrain before, but Aurelien's grandmother almost lost her life to poisoning from the vineyard's chemical treatments. That was the beginning of the change that brought about the insurgence of quality that was to come.

In 2021, Aurelien made some big changes. First, the bottlings are now single vineyard only. Also, "the Champagnes are now vinified and aged with no added SO2, with just a slight adjustment at bottling. Total SO2 is about 25-30 mg/l (about half of which is free SO2). Aurélien came to this realization after ten years of experience with zero SO2 on Audace" .

In the winery, the wines are vinified and aged without any added sulfur. Vinification occurs in tank, and the secondary fermentation will be started with proprietary, cultured yeasts. Only at bottling is a tiny amount of sulfur added. A total of 18 hectares are under vine, 10 Pinot Noir, 4 Chardonnay dnd 4 Pinot Blanc.

The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

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Based on the 2020 vintage and complemented with 50% reserve wines from a perpetual reserve spanning 2011–2019, Gerbais’s NV Extra-Brut Champ Viole is sourced from a south-facing mid-slope parcel of 50-year-old Chardonnay vines. The bouquet reveals aromas of pear, brioche, lime and white flowers, mingling with grapefruit zest. Medium- to full-bodied and fleshy, it carries a rich, enveloping core of fruit enlivened by vibrant acidity, concluding with a long, enveloping finish. Disgorged in October 2024 with two grams per liter dosage, the depth of reserves tempers the youthful character of the 2020 base vintage.

Vinous

Vinous

92

The NV Extra Brut Champ Viole is a pure Chardonnay from a single-south-facing parcel in Celles-sur-Ource from a perpetual reserve containing the years 2011-2019, bottled in 2020. Summer blossom, jasmine and lemon make for a fragrant, bright nose. The palate is light, pervaded by the finest mousse. Everything is bright, juicy, vivid, animated, lively, slender, agile and mobile. There is a deep sense of fruit and so much resonance and depth. This is an unusual Blanc de Blancs from the Côte des Bar with an extra and beguiling dimension. Disgorged: July, 2023. - Anne Krebiehl MW

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The Wine Advocate

Wine Advocate

93

Based on the 2020 vintage and complemented with 50% reserve wines from a perpetual reserve spanning 2011–2019, Gerbais’s NV Extra-Brut Champ Viole is sourced from a south-facing mid-slope parcel of 50-year-old Chardonnay vines. The bouquet reveals aromas of pear, brioche, lime and white flowers, mingling with grapefruit zest. Medium- to full-bodied and fleshy, it carries a rich, enveloping core of fruit enlivened by vibrant acidity, concluding with a long, enveloping finish. Disgorged in October 2024 with two grams per liter dosage, the depth of reserves tempers the youthful character of the 2020 base vintage.

Vinous

Vinous

92

The NV Extra Brut Champ Viole is a pure Chardonnay from a single-south-facing parcel in Celles-sur-Ource from a perpetual reserve containing the years 2011-2019, bottled in 2020. Summer blossom, jasmine and lemon make for a fragrant, bright nose. The palate is light, pervaded by the finest mousse. Everything is bright, juicy, vivid, animated, lively, slender, agile and mobile. There is a deep sense of fruit and so much resonance and depth. This is an unusual Blanc de Blancs from the Côte des Bar with an extra and beguiling dimension. Disgorged: July, 2023. - Anne Krebiehl MW