{"product_id":"2018-georges-remy-les-vaudayants-bouzy-rouge-coteaux-champenois-france-750ml","title":"2018 Georges Remy Les Vaudayants Bouzy Rouge Coteaux Champenois France 750mL","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"646\" data-start=\"503\"\u003eThis wine comes from \u003cstrong data-end=\"541\" data-start=\"524\"\u003e0.15 hectares\u003c\/strong\u003e of vines. That’s it. And in 2018, that tiny parcel produced \u003cstrong data-end=\"627\" data-start=\"602\"\u003eroughly 1,000 bottles\u003c\/strong\u003e of still red wine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"704\" data-start=\"648\"\u003eThat scale tells you almost everything you need to know.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1064\" data-start=\"706\"\u003eLes Vaudayants is a single lieu-dit in \u003cstrong data-end=\"754\" data-start=\"745\"\u003eBouzy\u003c\/strong\u003e, one of Champagne’s most respected Grand Cru villages for Pinot Noir. Most people only encounter Bouzy through Champagne — as structure in a blend, as backbone under bubbles. Georges Rémy’s work asks a different question: \u003cem data-end=\"1064\" data-start=\"977\"\u003ewhat happens when that same fruit is treated with the seriousness of a real red wine?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1434\" data-start=\"1066\"\u003eRémy is not a hobbyist making a curiosity bottle. He spent years as a viticultural consultant before committing fully to his own domaine, and his red wines were central to that decision from the beginning. Les Vaudayants, a family parcel planted in 1975 with massal selection, is where the project started — and it remains the emotional and technical core of his work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"1832\" data-start=\"1436\"\u003eThe vineyard is farmed organically and biodynamically, with the explicit goal of preserving freshness and definition. In the cellar, the approach is unmistakably still-wine–driven: gentle extraction, fermentation and élevage in oak, time on fine lees, and the care and attention normally lathered onto a Burgundy Grand Cru red. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2192\" data-start=\"1834\"\u003eThe 2018 vintage provided natural ripeness, but the wine never chases power. What Rémy is after is \u003cstrong data-end=\"1944\" data-start=\"1933\"\u003eclarity\u003c\/strong\u003e. Aromas are laser-sharp red cherry, wild strawberry, dried rose, and subtle spice, with a savory undertone that reflects Bouzy’s chalk-and-clay soils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"2547\" data-start=\"2194\"\u003eOn the palate, the wine is taut and precise. Acidity is bright, tannins are fine and chalky, and the fruit stays firmly in the red spectrum. There’s no new-oak sweetness, no plush mid-palate, no attempt to mimic Burgundy through excess. Instead, the wine holds a clean line from entry to finish, with a mineral edge that keeps it serious and food-ready.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3072\" data-start=\"2925\"\u003eLes Vaudayants isn’t trying to redefine Champagne. It’s simply revealing one of its most privileged Pinot sites in its purest, least mediated form.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"3128\" data-start=\"3074\"\u003eAnd at this scale, once it’s gone, it’s actually gone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Georges Remy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47044919886081,"sku":"4244740","price":69.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0783\/8085\/9649\/files\/4244740_1.png?v=1768694875","url":"https:\/\/winekey.com\/products\/2018-georges-remy-les-vaudayants-bouzy-rouge-coteaux-champenois-france-750ml","provider":"WineKey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}