The Champagne Suenen Grand Cru C + C Blanc de Blancs (Base 2020, Disgorged June 2023) is a beautifully precise and intensely chalk-driven grower Champagne from one of the Côte des Blancs’ most exciting young producers. Produced entirely from Grand Cru Chardonnay sourced from the villages of Cramant and Chouilly, the wine reflects Aurélien Suenen’s minimalist and terroir-focused approach, combining low dosage, extended lees ageing and restrained winemaking to highlight mineral purity and freshness. The nose reveals lemon zest, green apple and white peach layered alongside white flowers, brioche and crushed chalk minerality, giving the wine remarkable lift and precision.
On the palate, it is light to medium-bodied with exceptionally fine mousse, vibrant natural acidity and a tightly focused mineral core. Layers of citrus peel, orchard fruit and delicate lees complexity are balanced by saline freshness and deep chalky tension, finishing dry, linear and beautifully persistent with outstanding finesse and detail. The generous 2020 base vintage brings subtle textural richness while retaining the wine’s hallmark precision and energy.
Ben’s Recommendation:
The Champagne Suenen Grand Cru C + C Blanc de Blancs is a superb grower Champagne — mineral, saline and beautifully refined with exceptional chalky precision and freshness. Perfect with oysters, sashimi, scallops, lobster or delicate seafood dishes. Enjoy now or cellar comfortably through 2038+.
