The family oversees 20 hectares (49
and spends two years aging in a combination of concrete tanks and previously used wooden casks — mainly 25-hectoliter Slavonian oak
Indigenous yeast is used
Each vineyard is carefully chosen for its farming practices
as of their 2012 vintage they are certified organic
José Dhondt, Chardonnay, Mes Vieilles Vignes Grand Cru, Oger, Champagne, France 2018 merch The family oversees 20 hectaresThird generation winemaker Jos Dhondt, whose grandfather immigrated from Belgium in 1924, has been managing the estate and making the wine since 1976. The 2015 Mes Vieilles Vignes is 100% Chardonnay from the grand cru of Les Crayres (0. 52 ha) in Oger in the Cte des Blancs, originally planted by Jos's grandfather in 1949. Tightly meshed and elegant, this exudes ripe fruit and floral aromas, with a racy streak of acidity wrapped in plush texture,