Type: Sparkling

Vintage: 2019

Grape variety: 75% Pinot Noir, 25% Chardonnay

Country: France

Appellation: Champagne

75% Pinot Noir from Aÿ Grand Cru, 25% Chardonnay from Avize Grand Cru.

"Informed by high-maturity Pinot Noir sourced from a vineyard in the village of Aÿ-Champagne, which is pressed slowly and gently, delivering a subtle pink hue, and complemented by Chardonnay from Avize, Doyard’s 2019 Extra-Brut Grand Cru Millésime Œil de Perdrix has turned out very well. Vinified in 228-liter barrels of different ages and disgorged in October 2023 with three grams per liter dosage, it wafts from the glass with aromas of orange zest, roses, sweet berries and spices. Full-bodied, concentrated and enveloping, with ripe but vibrant acids, delicate phenolic structure and a pillowy mousse, it concludes with a long, perfumed finish. It’s a vinous, gastronomic Champagne."
93 pts, Kristap Karklins, Wine Advocate