Paul Dethune Grand Cru Brut NV, Ambonnay

70% Pinot Noir and 30% Chardonnay with 30-50% reserve wines makes this a wonderfully balanced and rich champagne.

This is a grower’s champagne from the Grand Cru village of Ambonnay. The Dethune family own 7ha of vineyards, the house has a similar relationship with its customers to that of a single Domaine in Burgundy, customers avoid paying the premium of a high profile house but have access to wines of outstanding quality.

Ambonnay is one of only 17 villages in Champagne with Grand Cru status and has a worldwide reputation for the quality of the Pinot Noir raised in the surrounding vineyards (Champagne Krug own vineyards here – Clos d’Ambonnay – currently their most prestigious cuvee).