Moussé Eugène Family - Longue Garde

Eugène Longue Garde is Cédric Moussé's demonstration that a great Meunier requires not only fruit, but also time. The cuvée blends 80% Meunier and 20% Pinot Noir from Cuisles, Jonquery, and Châtillon-sur-Marne, with 50% from the year's harvest and 50% from a perpetual reserve started in 2003.

Spontaneously fermented and then aged in stainless steel tanks, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation before spending approximately 5 years on the lees. Zero dosage at disgorgement. Here, time provides a creamier mousse, depth, and tertiary notes, while keeping the identity of the Meunier and the green illite soil at the forefront.