R. Pouillon, Solera Champagne 1997 - 2000

Champagne, France | 50% Chardonnay, 50% Pinot Noir | 3,800 bottles produced

Grown on the chalky slopes of Mareuil-sur-Aÿ, Pouillon's Solera champagne is made from vintages dating back from 1997 to 2020. Topped up with each new harvest to ensure freshness is maintained within the wine, it has distinctive complexity and nuance.

This is a Champagne that combines lots of different wines in one! It reflects the way in which it was made, a subtle combination of assets: the heat of Mareuil’s legendary slopes, the cold of deep chalk and the crispness of the maturing process. On the palate there are distinct flavours of dried candied fruit and minerality. 

This wine is big, bold and beautiful. Aged in old French oak and the use of indigenous yeast, it spends 36 months on laths and then a further 18 months in bottle. It is a seriously charming wine that highlights the mastery of Pouillon. It is the perfect wine for seasoned Champagne drinkers who are looking for a new expression to taste and enjoy.