Chandon
Non-vintage Sparkling Wine
"Los Carneros Vintage Brut - Library Selection"
Los Carneros AVA
Auction 29 | Lot No. 115
Vintage: Non-vintage
Chandon
Sparkling Wine
Los Carneros
5 cases produced
Highlights
- The finest Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Meunier from our Los Carneros estate vineyard
- A singular expression of Los Carneros from the "crazy weather year" of 2008
- Expertise of Mèthode Traditionelle with extended 17 years sur lie aging
- Intense complexity balanced by elegant richness
Description
For over 50 years, Chandon has crafted exceptional sparkling wines in the heart of Napa Valley. This exceptional, special cellar-release wine, hails from the finest blocks of our flagship Los Carneros vineyard. Hand-selected grapes and meticulous blending, followed by extended sur lie aging, result in a wine that embodies Chandon's past, present and future. This 2008 vintage, a Pinot Noir-dominant sparkling with bayside origins, achieves remarkable finesse and elegance through the addition of Chardonnay and complex Meunier grapes, grown in the cool San Pablo Bay breezes and shallow clay soils. Selected and blended by Tom Tiburzi and finished by Pauline Lhote, the Los Carneros Vintage Brut 2008-Library Selection represents the pinnacle of Chandon's winemaking artistry.
Wine Facts
- Single vineyard wine
- Sustainably produced
- Wine is 100% estate grown and bottled
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.
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)