Antoine Chevalier Coteaux Champenois Blanc 'Les Crochots' 2023
4.6
HK$585
750ml
Bottle
Vintage Character Hailing from the still wine appellation of Coteaux Champenois, the 2023 Antoine Chevalier Coteaux Champenois Blanc 'Les Crochots' captures the singular purity of Champagne's limestone and chalk soils. A warm summer tempered by late harvest rains in 2023 required meticulous vineyard selection, yielding Chardonnay with vibrant natural acidity and clear fruit definition. Sourced exclusively from the historic single-vineyard parcel 'Les Crochots' in Vitry-en-Perthois, the wine showcases the distinctive, luminous minerality of the Côteaux Vitryats sub-region.
Tasting Profile & Food Pairing Inviting aromas of crisp green apple, Meyer lemon, and white peach mingle with white blossoms and a pronounced chalky, saline line. On the palate, laser-focused acidity harmonizes with a delicate, creamy texture derived from gentle lees contact and neutral oak aging, finishing long with mineral precision. Pair this rare still white wine with pan-seared sea scallops in a lemon-butter sauce, freshly shucked oysters, or Cantonese steamed sea bass with ginger and scallions.
Winery Background Antoine Chevalier commands a boutique 4.2-hectare family estate in Champagne's Côteaux Vitryats, prioritizing sustainable, organic-leaning viticulture and minimal-intervention cellar practices. By employing spontaneous fermentations and careful lees aging, Chevalier crafts micro-production still wines—typically limited to just a few hundred bottles per vintage—that offer a benchmark perspective on single-parcel Champagne terroir. His disciplined approach yields a quiet masterpiece of texture, tension, and authenticity.