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This Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur is an iconic cuvée that embodies the purity and elegance of the Champagne style. Made from a harmonious blend dominated by Chardonnay, it is a refined assemblage of 70 selected crus from the heart of the greatest Champagne terroirs, revealing a subtle balance between freshness, finesse and aromatic complexity. Each grape variety and each cru is vinified separately in small stainless steel vats to preserve the identity of each plot, and its prolonged ageing on lees gives it a beautiful structure. This versatile champagne appeals to both amateurs and connoisseurs alike.
The sommelier info
With its fresh, straightforward and perfectly balanced style, Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur is a cuvée with character that seduces from the very first bubbles. Its pale gold colour and extremely fine bubbles herald an expressive nose with aromas of citrus fruits, white flowers and crisp fruits. On the palate, the dominance of Chardonnay brings liveliness and elegance, supported by the richness of Pinot Noir and the suppleness of Pinot Meunier for a tasting experience that is tense, expressive and silky. A sure bet for celebrating precious moments or enhancing a moment of sharing!
Aged for at least three years on lees and lightly dosed at 6 g/L, this champagne expresses crystalline freshness, beautiful aromatic complexity and a perfectly controlled structure.
This wine is served with
Perfect as an aperitif, Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur is the ideal accompaniment to seafood, grilled fish, sashimi or tender poultry with herbs. Serve well chilled, between 8 and 10°C, in an elegant flute or tulip glass to reveal the finesse of its bubbles and the precision of its aromas.
Champagne Ayala Brut Majeur in details
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The domain
The Ayala Champagne House is one of the oldest and most respected in the region. Founded in 1860 in Aÿ, in the heart of the Champagne region, it has established itself over the centuries as a benchmark for finesse and elegance. Renowned for its refined style and mastery of low-dosage champagne, it now embodies a new vision of the Champagne tradition: modern, precise and luminous.
For over 160 years, Champagne Ayala has championed an artisanal approach to wine, focused on authenticity and respect for the terroir. As early as the 1860s, the house distinguished itself by producing one of the very first brut champagnes, with a dosage that was very low for the time, breaking with the sweet customs of the era. The house's philosophy is based on elegance, freshness and purity. Located in Aÿ, in the heart of the historic Champagne region, the Ayala house draws its inspiration from the grands crus of the Côte des Blancs, the Montagne de Reims and the Vallée de la Marne, offering cuvées with a character that is both tense and refined.
Champagne Ayala is one of the few houses to vinify all of its wines on site, in its own small-scale facilities. Thanks to rigorous micro-vinification by plot, each grape variety, each cru and each vintage is worked separately, offering remarkable precision in the blends. Chardonnay, the emblematic grape variety of the Ayala style, dominates the cuvées and confers freshness, minerality and elegance. The house's elegant champagnes are the fruit of patient, unadorned work, where the purity of the raw material is highlighted by minimal dosage. This high standard allows the Champagne house to offer wines that are highly drinkable, combining tension, integrity and balance. Its cuvées, such as the Brut Majeur, are acclaimed for their finesse and their ability to enhance the most delicate dishes.
The style of Champagne Ayala is expressed in a constant quest for accuracy and purity. Each cuvée reveals the Champagne terroir with sincerity, without excess or heaviness. Here, brut champagne becomes a wine in its own right, designed to be enjoyed both as an aperitif and with food. Far from superfluous, these elegant champagnes seduce with their crystalline freshness, fine effervescence and aromatic precision. This assertive style makes Ayala a prized house for connoisseurs in search of sincere, authentic and distinguished champagnes.