Nicolas Maillart: Platine Extra Brut 2020

Nicolas Maillart: Platine Extra Brut 2020

The Cuvée

Nicolas Maillart | Extra Brut | Vintage 2020

A porcini mushroom carpaccio, aromatic, light, autumnal. Plus a rib-eye, focaccia with herb oil, anchovies and olives, along with warm sourdough bread from the oven and a few slices of Salame Milano.

Many components. Many aromas. And the question: Which champagne can hold it all together?

Nicolas Maillart, Platine Extra Brut Grape varieties: 62% Pinot Noir, 28% Chardonnay, 10% Meunier Vineyards: Villers-Allerand, Bouzy, Ecueil Winemaking: Vinification in oak barrels on the lees, no filtration or fining Malolactic: Not performed, so it stays very taut, fresh, with bright acidity Dosage: 2.5 g/l, so bone dry, perfect for food Base wines: Vintages 2020, 2019, 2018, 2016 Disgorged: July 2024

A champagne with backbone. Powerful, clear, juicy and dry. With enough structure for the steak, freshness for the mushrooms and character for everything else.

My Tastings

Tasting #01
Nicolas Maillart: Platine Extra Brut 2020

I can open the Platine from Nicolas Maillart again and again, whether as a companion to porcini carpaccio or on its own. It delivers without compromise.

Fresh, precise, lightly nutty, with that fine creaminess from the wood. A champagne that has structure but still radiates calm, if only because of its color.

Tasting #02
Nicolas Maillart: Platine Extra Brut 2020

A porcini mushroom carpaccio, aromatic, light, autumnal. Plus a rib-eye, focaccia with herb oil, anchovies and olives, along with warm sourdough bread from the oven and a few slices of Salame Milano.

Many components. Many aromas. And the question: Which champagne can hold it all together?

Details

Producer Nicolas Maillart
Cuvée Platine Extra Brut
Vintage 2020
Category Extra Brut
Grape varieties Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier
Terroir ,
Style Extra Brut, Brut, Grower Champagne
Highlights powerful, taut acidity, bone dry, versatile for food
Pairs with Cheese

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