marguet sapience 2015

The family history in Champagne dates back to the 1850’s and at their peak they owned 90 hectares of vines. In 1883 Émile made the decision to graft all of his vines onto American rootstocks in the face of the impending invasion of phylloxera, he was one of the first to do so. Unfortunately, because he was so far ahead of the curve he was widely ridiculed and even condemned by his peers for making this decision to the point that he was eventually forced to pull all the vines back out and replant. The cost of replanting everything twice in such a short time bankrupt the whole operation and Émile sold off his wonderful collection of vineyards to Champagne Henriot shortly after. Phylloxera didn’t reach Champagne till 1890, just a little too late to vindicate Émile’s decisions. Sapience elevates Champagne to a new dimension. The first exceptional Champagne certified from organically grown grapes, Sapience is a wonderful alchemy of nature and people.

Like an energy of life, Sapience invites the awakening of consciences.

Medium yellow-gold, delicate mousse. Refreshing savoury nuances, a slight whiff of oxidation, fresh orange zesty notes and notions of freshly cut grass. Solidly soldered together, racy structure, delicate pear nuances, minerality and gentle notions of caramel on the finish, nutty reverberations.