The chalky, racy “Prisme” is a blend of 3 single-vineyards (Cramant, Chouilly and Oiry) without malo. As Richard describes, “you experience the wine through the Prism of the terroir."
VINOUS WINE MEDIA 90 POINTS-"The NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Prisme Grand Cru is a pretty, floral Champagne. This release is based on 2018, and, like so many so many wines of the year, it shows more of a mid-weight sense of structure. This spent seven months on its lees in stainless steel but, unlike the Téthys, saw no malolactic fermentation. Dried herbs, mint, orchard fruit and white pepper linger. Dosage is 1.5 grams per liter. Disgorged: December, 2022."
"Richard Fouquet didn't grow up in Champagne, but he and his wife Karine took over some rather neglected vines in the Côte de Blancs in the mid-1990s, debuting their small label with the 1996 vintage. Today, their holdings amount to some eight hectares, predominantly in Cramant and Chouilly. Much of this fruit is sold to the négociants, so they reserve only the best for themselves, vinifying parcel by parcel, mostly in tank ("I spent time in the Centre growing up, surrounded by oak trees, so I can't abide the taste of oak in wine," explains Fouquet). Serious farming, with cultivated soils and low yields, means that these are concentrated, incisive wines that require only modest dosage; and the Foquets are now trying to keep them a year longer before release so they show more of their potential when they arrive in consumers' hands. As I've written before, these are very serious Champagnes that merit readers' attention.
The chalky, racy “Prisme” is a blend of 3 single-vineyards (Cramant, Chouilly and Oiry) without malo. As Richard describes, “you experience the wine through the Prism of the terroir.”
VINOUS WINE MEDIA 90 POINTS-"The NV Extra Brut Blanc de Blancs Prisme Grand Cru is a pretty, floral Champagne. This release is based on 2018, and, like so many so many wines of the year, it shows more of a mid-weight sense of structure. This spent seven months on its lees in stainless steel but, unlike the Téthys, saw no malolactic fermentation. Dried herbs, mint, orchard fruit and white pepper linger. Dosage is 1.5 grams per liter. Disgorged: December, 2022."
"Richard Fouquet didn't grow up in Champagne, but he and his wife Karine took over some rather neglected vines in the Côte de Blancs in the mid-1990s, debuting their small label with the 1996 vintage. Today, their holdings amount to some eight hectares, predominantly in Cramant and Chouilly. Much of this fruit is sold to the négociants, so they reserve only the best for themselves, vinifying parcel by parcel, mostly in tank ("I spent time in the Centre growing up, surrounded by oak trees, so I can't abide the taste of oak in wine," explains Fouquet). Serious farming, with cultivated soils and low yields, means that these are concentrated, incisive wines that require only modest dosage; and the Foquets are now trying to keep them a year longer before release so they show more of their potential when they arrive in consumers' hands. As I've written before, these are very serious Champagnes that merit readers' attention.
The chalky, racy “Prisme” is a blend of 3 single-vineyards (Cramant, Chouilly and Oiry) without malo. As Richard describes, “you experience the wine through the Prism of the terroir.”
