Winegrowers’ portraits Épernay
Thierry Lombard and Christophe Pitois discover Tanagra,
The Cuvée Brut reference, a blend of around fifty growths, predominantly Pinot Noir (80%) and Chardonnay (20%), was chosen by Olivier Poussier to be served on Air France's long-haul flights. “It is a fine expression of the House style, a champagne for all occasions, for all types of events”, the President tells us.
Champagne Lombard & Médot
Thierry Lombard presents Tanagra, the new Premium Cuvée.
“Grapes supplied from Premier and Grand Crus allow us to produce the Brut Premier Cru and Brut Grand Cru Cuvées, blended with equal amounts of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir; and to have a collection of historic vintage years for sale, such as the Brut Premier Cru 1999 in bottle and the Brut Premier Cru 1992 in Magnum…”.
At the end of the year, Champagne Lombard et Médot are introducing a Blanc de Blancs Grand Cru, not vintage, composed exclusively of grapes from the most prestigious villages in Côte des Blancs, such as Avize, Cramant, Chouilly and Mesnil-sur-Oger, “A niche champagne for specialist retailers and the world of gastronomy”. And is launching a new range of exclusive cuvees called Tanagra Grand Cru, borrowing the name from the Ancient Greek town that produced figurines of great aesthetic beauty. For an exceptional cuvee, a unique bottle inspired by the world of perfume: a distinctive seventies-style bottle, with a slim neck, wide shoulder and slimmer base, identifiable from a distance.
Tanagra Brut is composed of a trilogy of Grands Crus: two Chardonnays and a Pinot Noir. The villages selected for the white grapes are Mesnil-sur-Oger for the mineral quality, Chouilly for the citrus notes; Verzenay was chosen for the black grapes for the finesse of the fruit. Tanagra Rosé is made by bleeding in limited quantities from a unique year and a single grape variety (Pinot Noir), from a Grand Cru (Verzenay), and from a single plot identified in the terroir, which gives it a beautiful aromatic expression of the fruit and finesse. These cuvees are presented in individual cases or in wooden boxes of six bottles. The Tanagra Millésime finishes maturing in the wine cellar.
The exclusive Tanagra cuvees add value to the heritage of the historical House of Lombard et Médot, but also embrace modernity with a flash code printed on the back label, a further indication as to the spirit of the wine. The latest news from Champagne Lombard et Médot is that they have just concluded a partnership agreement with Europe 1, to be present at all the radio station's evening events…