Notes from Polaner Selections:

“Gaspard Brochet, a new Domaine based in the village of Ecueil, is making some of the most distinctive and delicious Champagnes in the Montagne de Reims. Gaspard was born in 1995 and while his father made wine under the Vincent Brochet label, he is also the nephew of famed producer Emmanuel Brochet. Gaspard took over a portion of his fathers domaine in 2017 and started making wine in a garage adjacent to the family home. Today, Gaspard makes wine from 3.2 hectares in Ecueil, Villers aux Noeuds (Mont Benoit!), and Sacy.Grapes are picked with high maturity and pressed in a traditional 4,000kg basket press. The press cycle and amount of time varies by vintage, variety and vineyard. Each is unique Gaspard says. The must flows down, by gravity,into two, custom stainless-steel tank. A small amount of sulfur is used in the press, but notduring elevage. After pressing, the must rests in stainless steel for a short period, again, depending on the vintage. From there, the must goes directly into barrels of different sizes and ages, according to site and variety where they ferment spontaneously. There is a high proportion of new wood and barrels are not topped off during lvage. These approaches are not obstructively felt when tasting the wines, but they are vital in Gaspards efforts to expose the wines to oxygen throughout the course of vinification and ageing, giving the bottled wines an openness an ability to evolve over hours and days after opening.

The 333 cuvee is his non-vintage wine, each with a different drawing of an important person in his life. “