Chandon
Mt. Veeder Vintage Brut, 2012 Library Selection
Non-vintage Sparkling Wine
Mount Veeder
Auction 27 | Lot No. 24
Vintage: Non-vintage
Chandon
Mt. Veeder Vintage Brut, 2012 Library Selection
Sparkling Wine
Mount Veeder
5 cases produced
Highlights
- Crafted from the 2012 vintage, this sparkling wine has been aging sur lie for more than 10 years
- Your wine is developing a creamy texture and flavor notes that range from toasted hazelnuts to lemon custard
- The fruit for your wine was sourced from our Mount Veeder ranch
- This site is as rugged and spectacular today as it was 50 years ago when our founding president, John Wright, planted our first Chardonnay vines there
Description
Sparkling wine fills the glasses that toast life’s most important milestones. For us at Chandon, the celebration begins years earlier when we begin to craft a wine worthy of such an occasion. This sparkling wine, produced from the 2012 vintage and aging sur lie for more than 10 years, is developing a creamy texture and flavor notes that range from toasted hazelnuts to lemon custard. The grapes were grown on our Mount Veeder ranch, a site that is as rugged and spectacular today as it was 50 years ago when our founding president, John Wright, planted it with our first Chardonnay vines.
Wine Facts
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
- Wine is produced in a Napa Green winery
Pauline Lhote
Winemaker, Chandon
As director of winemaking at Chandon, Pauline Lhote is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day cellar operations, including tirage, crush, blending and dosage trials.
To say that Pauline is passionate about Champagne is an understatement. She grew up in Champagne, knew she wanted to make Champagne from an early age and chose her higher education based on attaining that goal.
While earning a National Diploma of Winemaking in Reims, Champagne, Pauline gained hands-on experience at Moet & Chandon where she performed maturity controls, winemaking trials and cellar work. Her work there in 2004 coincided with the Champagne house's increased focus on crafting rose champagnes, so she spent time creating red wines used in producing rose sparkling wines, including the coveted Dom Perignon Rose.
In 2005, Pauline took her experience to another esteemed Champagne producer, Nicolas Feuillatte, as consulting winemaker, making reds for rose sparklers in addition to creating more base wines, performing dosage trials and learning the art of blending.
Pauline then felt an urge to have international winemaking experience but remaining true to her Champagne roots, she set her sights on Domaine Chandon in the Napa Valley, the first French-owned sparkling wine house in California. Pauline arrived in Yountville for a three-month contract in late 2006, fell in love with Napa Valley and stayed.
Today, Pauline leads the winemaking team in crafting America's premier sparkling wines.
Country born: France
Education: National Diploma of Winemaking
Years in the wine industry: 15-20 years
Winemaking Philosophy:
I grew up in Champagne, knew I wanted to make Sparkling wine since I was 14... love the complexity around the Sparkling process. My winemaking philiosophy: let the terroir and fruit expression shine.
Winery Distribution
Chandon is distributed in the following markets. Please contact the winery directly for the most up-to-date distribution information and to explore commercial opportunities.
Chandon Contact: Nicole Kuhn
Domestic:
- Alabama ( Johnson Brothers - Alabama )
- Alaska ( SWS - Alaska )
- Alaska ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Alaska )
- Arizona ( Alliance )
- Arkansas ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Arkansas )
- California ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Northern CA )
- California ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Southern CA )
- Colorado ( Breakthru Beverage - Colorado )
- Connecticut ( Brescome Barton )
- Delaware ( Breakthru Beverage - Delaware )
- Florida ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Florida )
- Georgia ( NDC - Georgia )
- Georgia ( Savannah )
- Hawaii ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Hawaii )
- Idaho ( C Stein Inc )
- Idaho ( Hayden Bevarage )
- Idaho ( Odom Corp )
- Idaho ( S & C Importers )
- Illinois ( Breakthru Beverage - Illinois )
- Indiana ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Indiana )
- Iowa ( Glazers - Iowa )
- Kansas ( Standard )
- Kentucky ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Kentucky )
- Louisiana ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Louisiana )
- Maine ( Central - Maine )
- Maine ( Maine Distributors )
- Maine ( Nappi )
- Maryland ( Breakthru Beverage - Maryland )
- Maryland ( Montgomery County Distributor )
- Massachusetts ( United Liquors )
- Michigan ( Fox )
- Michigan ( J Lewis Cooper )
- Michigan ( Marchetti )
- Minnesota ( Johnson Brothers - Minnesota )
- Mississippi ( Mississippi ABC )
- Missouri ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Missouri )
- Montana ( Briggs Distributing )
- Montana ( Cardinal Distributing )
- Montana ( Fun Beverage )
- Montana ( Mountain Country Distributing )
- Montana ( Summit Beverage )
- Nebraska ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Nebraska )
- Nebraska ( Sterling - Nebraska )
- Nevada ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Nevada )
- New Hampshire ( New Hampshire Liquor Commision )
- New Jersey ( Allied )
- New Jersey ( American Bd )
- New Jersey ( Fedway )
- New Mexico ( NDC - New Mexico )
- New York ( Empire Merchants (Metro NY) )
- New York ( Empire Merchants North )
- North Carolina ( American Premium Beverage )
- North Carolina ( Empire - North Carolina )
- North Carolina ( Mutual )
- North Carolina ( Skyland )
- North Dakota ( Johnson Brothers - North Dakota )
- Ohio ( Glazers - Ohio )
- Oklahoma ( Jarobe )
- Oregon ( SWS - Oregon )
- Pennsylvania ( Pennsylvania LCB - Philadelphia )
- Pennsylvania ( SWS - Pennsylvania )
- Rhode Island ( Rhode Island Distributing )
- South Carolina ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - South Carolina )
- South Dakota ( Johnson Brothers - South Dakota )
- Tennessee ( Empire Distributors of TN - Nashville )
- Tennessee ( Empire Distributors of TN - Chattanooga )
- Tennessee ( Knoxville Beverage )
- Tennessee ( West Tennessee Crown )
- Texas ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Texas )
- Utah ( Utah ABC )
- Vermont ( Baker )
- Virginia ( Blue Ridge )
- Virginia ( Lawrence )
- Virginia ( NDC - Virginia )
- Washington ( Southern Glazers Wine & Spirits - Washington )
- West Virginia ( Can Am )
- West Virginia ( Mountain State Beverage )
- Wisconsin ( Badger )
- Wisconsin ( Frank Liquor )
- Wyoming ( Wyoming Liquor Commission )
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