Champagne Dehours

“For me, Meunier is the identity of the domaine” - Jerome Dehours

Champagne Dehours Year Founded: 1930 Proprietor: Jerome Dehours Winemaker: Jerome Dehours Annual production: 80,000 bottles Vineyard Area: 14 hectares “Dehours is increasingly becoming better known among champagne aficionados as a source of mouthfilling, boldly-flavored and terroir-expressive wines” - Peter Liem Grandfather Ludovic founded the estate in 1930 one of the first independent growers Father Robert early promoter reserve wines Jerome took full control of the property in 1996 Up to half of each harvest is sold to negociants

Champagne Dehours Region: Valée de la Marne Village: Cerseuil Vineyard Sites: 47 mostly north facing sites along the Southern banks of the Marne River in villages of Cerseuil, Mareuil-le-Port, Troissy and Oeuilly Varieties: 60% Pinot Meunier 30% Chardonnay 10% Pinot Noir

Champagne Dehours Cuvées Focus Core Grande Réserve Brut (house cuvée) Les Vignes de la Vallée (extended sur lie aging)          Rose Oeil de Perdrix (vintage pale, limited skin contact Rose)     Blanc de Meunier (vintage 100% Pinot Meunier)  Top Cuvées Lieu-dit “La Côte en Bosses” (vintage single vineyard)  Trio “S” (made in Solera started in 1998)                                                                    

NATIONAL PRICE STRUCTURE FOB NJ SUGGESTED WHOLESALE SUGGESTED RETAIL Grande Reserve $27.00 $38.00 $57.00 Les Vignes de la Vallée $32.00 $45.00 $68.00 Rose œil de Perdrix $34.00 $48.00 $72.00 Blanc de Meunier La Cote en Bosses $65.00 $98.00 Trio "S" $52.00 $73.00 $110.00

Grande Reserve Brut Cuvée: 70% Pinot Meunier, 25% Chardonnay, 5% Pinot Noir 26% Réserve wine from a Solera started in 1988 Fermentation: stainless steel and barrels Malolactic : full Sur-Lie Aging: three years Dosage: 6 g/L

Les Vignes de la Vallée Brut Cuvée: 46% Pinot Meunier, 16% Chardonnay, 6% Pinot Noir 22% Réserve wine from a Solera started in 1988 Fermentation: stainless steel and barrels Malolactic : Blocked for the young wines, full for the reserve wines Sur-Lie Aging: four years Dosage: 7 g/L

Rose Oeil de Perdrix Brut Cuvée: 55% Meunier, 45% Chardonnay Fermenation: in Ddechêne barriques Malolactic Fermentation : blocked Sur-Lie Aging: four years Dosage: 2 g/L