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CRAMANT, CHAMPAGNE

‘There is more to Cramant than meets the eye – take a closer look and discover a world of nuance’

With their rapier-fine balance between fruit, finesse and structure, the sparkling Chardonnay wines of Cramant are some of the most compelling being made in Champagne today. As simple as the proposition may seem – one grape, one soil type, one village – there is more to Cramant than meets the eye, and those who take a closer look will discover a world of nuance in the Côte des Blancs.

The Bishop of Châlons recognised the quality of the Côte des Blancs terroir as long ago as 1114 AD, when he drew up the Grande Charte Champenoise, and by the middle of the 19th century Cramant was ranked by the magazine as one of

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