Notes from A&P Imports:

"The Rodez family has been making wine for nine generations, beginning as far back as 1757.  The estate of Champagne Rodez is located in the Grand Cru that is Ambonnay, the heart of Pinot Noir country, and spans an area of 6.12 hectares.  Eric Rodez, current vineyard manager and head oenologist for the estate, has worn many hats in his day.  Not only was he at one time the Mayor of Ambonnay, but he was also formerly an oenologist at Krug where he developed his winemaking/blending methods that would later be employed on his own estate.  Eric, along with his wife Martine and son Mickael, manages all aspects of the winemaking process at Champagne Rodez."

Always vintage, this Champagne is produced from a blend of 5 to 7 parcels of the domain. Empreinte expresses the winemaker’s vision of the vintage in Ambonnay.

100% Pinot Noir

Vineyard Plots: Les Gennettes, Les Beurys, La Goisse, Les Bouités

Average Age of the Vines: 42 years old

Vinification: 100% small oak barrels; no malolactic fermentation, no cold stabilization, no filtration.