Mouzon-Leroux L'Angélique

L'Angélique 2019 shows a very different side of Verzy from the Pinot Noir-led identity often associated with the village. Made entirely from Chardonnay, it is a Blanc de Blancs from Verzy Grand Cru and is released as an Extra-Brut at 2 g/L dosage, with extended barrel ageing forming part of the wine’s character. Mouzon-Leroux is a family grower rooted entirely in Verzy. The estate works 8.5 hectares across 65 parcels and farms organically and biodynamically, with all seven authorised Champagne grape varieties represented within the domaine. That unusual diversity allows the producer to explore different grapes without leaving the boundaries of one Grand Cru village. Within the range, L'Angélique isolates Chardonnay. L'Atavique provides the broader Pinot Noir-Chardonnay baseline, L'Ineffable focuses on Pinot Noir and L'Incandescent takes the rosé de saignée route. L'Angélique is the bottle to choose when the objective is to see Verzy through Chardonnay alone. The 2019 vintage matters because this is a release-specific wine rather than a standing house formula. The low dosage and barrel ageing add further definition without obscuring the central idea: a single grape, one Grand Cru village and one declared year. For someone already familiar with Mouzon-Leroux’s multi-vintage wines, L'Angélique is a natural next step. It narrows the range from a broader house view to a precise Chardonnay interpretation of the estate’s Verzy vineyards. Choose Mouzon-Leroux L'Angélique 2019 when you want a vintage Blanc de Blancs from an organically and biodynamically farmed Grand Cru estate, with Chardonnay, Verzy and a very low dosage all clearly at the centre.