Hommage à William Deutz 2010
Bottle 0,75 L in limited edition
Blanc de Noirs, Vintage
DZHW10B4
This year the Maison Deutz celebrates 150 years of activity and celebrates the anniversary with Hommage à William Deutz, a limited edition vintage 2010 dedicated to its founder. Produced in only 6,000 bottles, this Blanc de Noirs is made of 100% Pinot Noir grapes, but with an important peculiarity: it is the first champagne from the "Pure Aÿ" company, that is, made from grapes that come exclusively from the founder's two historic vineyards. More precisely, these are Pinot Noir grapes from Aÿ grown in two historic "lieux-dits", the hills of Meurtet, from where 52% of the raw material used for the new product comes, and La Côte Glacière, from which the rest comes, The company's history goes back to the time when William Deutz, who fell in love with the beauty of the landscape and the reputation of the terroir, which stretches from the shores of the Marne to the slopes of the Montagne de Reims, decided to start his business in 1838.
Created by the Maison's chef de cave, Michel Davesne, Hommage à William Deutz 2010 is a Champagne with a brilliant, clear and deep golden colour, with copper nuances, which presents itself to the nose with notes of vine, peach, quince, apricot and plum, aromas which then give way to those of honey and almond. On the palate it attracts for its purity, revealing a great balance between freshness and complexity, but always harmonious and elegant, with rich fruity notes and a touch of ginger, supported in the finish by delicate iodised notes, characteristics of the hills of origin of the grapes.
Deutz is a historical Maison in the Champagne region and dates back to the 19th century, as many other competitors in the Champagne business, when the champagne method had not been standardised and sweet sparkling wines were very common. The successful and unforgettagle dry wines were yet to come, especially thanks to the invention of the sugar-indicator in 1836. Two years later, in 1838 in Aÿ, William Deutz and Pierre Gelrdermann founded Deutz. The two were a balanced and compatible couple. Both were born in Aachen, but Deutz had already gathered some experience by Bollinger. He broght this background with, while Geldermann was responsible for the financial aspects of the business - he was the richest of the two. At the beginning of the 20th century, the cave were seriously damaged in 1911 and Deutz was also affected by the two world wars which followed suit. In the 80s André Lallier-Deutz decided to diversify the production and bought caves in California and New Zealand, as well as river shipping companies. In 1991 Deutz barely survived the Gulf Crisis, but was forced to sell 63% of the property to Louis Reoderer. Today it has an annual production of 600,000 bottles of excellent quality.
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