Champagne Doyard Masterclass with Guillaume Doyard – Friday 7th October
67 Pall Mall will be welcoming Guillaume Doyard to the club on 7th October for a masterclass of the Domaine’s Champagnes, as well as a Coteaux Champenois.
The Doyard family traces their winemaking roots in Champagne back to 1677 when a marriage license of Jean-Baptise Doyard showed “winegrower” as the occupation.
Guillaume is the twelfth generation of his family, farming nine hectares of Premier Cru and Grand Cru Chardonnay vines on the Côte des Blancs, and one hectare of Pinot Noir in the Grand Cru village of Aÿ.
The domaine employs organic farming in the vines, with most of the vineyards worked by horse. Yields are kept very low, adding to the concentrated intensity that defines the estate’s style. In the cellar, state of the art double-banked Coquard PAI presses are employed to get the cleanest and most delicate juice possible and every parcel is vinified separately in barrel.
All of the wines undergo very long lees aging before disgorgement — a minimum of 48 months on all cuvées — which truly sets them apart from much of Champagne and is a key component to achieve the incredible complexity and depth that is found throughout their magnificent line-up.
This will be a unique opportunity to meet the Winemaker, taste some exceptional large format pours, and better understand the philosophy that is the backbone of this “Grower Champagne”.
We hope to see you there…
The wines we will be tasting:
NV Vendémiaire 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs from magnum
NV Révolution Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs from magnum
2014 Clos de l’Abbaye 1er Cru Blanc de Blancs
2018 Œil de Perdrix Grand Cru Rosé
2007 Millésime Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs from magnum
2008 Les Lumiéres Grand Cru
2020 Vieux Fombrés 1er Cru Coteaux Champenois
La Libertine
Friday 7th October
St James’s Room
18:30 – Glass on arrival
20:30 – Tasting ends
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