Just Arrived...New Ullens Champagne

After the holidays it's time to restock on bubbles!!

Champagne Ullens finds it's origins in Marzilly, a lieu-dit situated by the village of Hermonville in the picturesque greenery of the Massif de Saint-Thierry, the northernmost area of the Champagne region.  Created by Maxime Ullens, a young Belgian architect, the Domaine which is independent and family-run, produces its characterful champagnes with great respect for regional traditions and local biodiversity.  The estate is mostly planted to Pinot Meunier which is suited well to the sandy soils, but there is also some Chardonnay.  Farming is strictly organic and very environmentally sustainable.

If Maxime's commitment to winemaking isn't obvious already, he personally riddles (remuage) each bottle by hand. That's 7,852 bottles between these two cuvées alone!

Champagne Ullens Casse-Tête 2021 was disgorged November 2024.  A blend of 70% Meunier and 30% Chardonnay, it was bottled in June 2022 and spent 30 months in the cellar before disgorgement. Casse-Tête, French for "puzzle," is reminiscent of the vintage's demand for intense, almost chaotic detail, rewarding few with harmonious wines.  Extra brut...

Champagne Ullens L.P.M 05 (Le Petit Montagne) was bottled March 2023 and disgorged September 2024. 100% Meunier blended from different plots from Massif de St-Thierry, a subregion that covers Marzilly and the northernmost region of terroirs of Champagne. Native yeast fermentations are followed by maturation on fine lees in oak barrel for 11 months. 

There's a reason why Pinot Meunier is the workhorse grape of Champagne, and Ullens is a perfect example. Deeply vinous and serious Champagnes that are often reserved for Michelin-starred restaurants across France.

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-The Bottle List