Nineja "Coteaux Champenois" Pinot Noir 2022

Coteaux Champenois is the appellation for still wines made in Champagne This is Paul's first red Coteaux — an extremely rare still Pinot Noir from the Côte des Bar. 

Nineja is the nickname (and anagram) for Paul's grandmother, Janine, whose house abuts his cellar.

This wine is fresh and delicate, with great red fruits and a touch of structure from oak barrel aging.  

Region: Champagne (Côte des Bar)
Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir 
Alc : 11.5 %

About the domaine: 

At 30, Paul Clergeot is perhaps the youngest member of a new group of rising stars in the Côte des Bar, a  region so far south that it could almost be considered part of Burgundy (Kimmeridgian limestone here,  Chablis is just an hour away!). 

Paul is on a mission to transform his family’s diverse negociant holdings into its own estate and doing so methodically, one series of parcels at a time. Starting with his home vineyards in Polisot (his Chevry parcel borders the vines of Roland Piollot, Paul’s longtime mentor), he's turning out high-tension,  ethereal blancs de noir that are precisely vinified.  The Chevry Cuvée Cuve is vinifed in stainless steel, while the Fût is aged in oak. 

As Paul moves on to produce from his other plots in  surrounding communes (including Les Riceys and Montgueux) in coming years, the size of his production will follow.