Grande Sendrée is the name of an archipelago of parcels in Kimmeridgian «crayots» (marly limestone), recovered from cinders after the fire which ravaged Urville in 1836. It comes in a unique Louis XV style flagon.
 
Pinot Noir 55%,, Chardonnay 45%
Jurassic Kimmeridgian limestone
Only first press, Use of gravity, Natural settling
Malolactic fermentation
No filtering, no discoloration
35% of the wines are matured in barrels
Very low sulphites
Liqueur de tirage aged in oak during 15 years
Dosage: 5,5 g/l
 
TASTING NOTES
A ravishing pale yellow robe with topaz nuances. Time has used
its patina to reveal the wine’s complexity. Hawthorn blends
with acacia honey, beeswax and marzipan. When it is aerated,
the wine resumes its murmurings, quince jelly meets raspberry
jam and alternates with bergamot and warm brioche. On the
palate it is invigorating, imposing and it teases the taste buds.
The bead caresses and balances wild strawberry jam with ripe
blood orange. This harmony is extended in a delicate minerality
and a lovely bitterness in which hints of mandarin orange come
through.
SERVICE SUGGESTIONS
Perfect aperitif. Goes perfectly with bouillon of crayfish and
grapefruit, poached turbot with sauce hollandaise, scallop
carpaccio, rack of lamb with foie gras, creamed Bresse fowl with
truffles, mountain comté at least 18 months old.
Serve at 8°c.