Le Blanc de Blancs A/19
Purity as a Claim
Maison AYALA introduces A/19. A new expression of AYALA Le Blanc de Blancs.
After the A /18 edition, this new 100% Chardonnay blend from the Grands and Premiers Crus captures once again the purity of Chalk from both the Côte des Blancs and the Montagne de Reims, from the 2019 vintage.
Chardonnay, Maison AYALA’s signature grape variety
« As the most featured grape variety in Champagne AYALA’s blends and the foundation of the pure and balanced style of the Maison, Chardonnay is the essence of the brand ambition embodying the excellence and expertise of this grape variety in Champagne. Therefore, Maison AYALA makes Le Blanc de Blancs its signature champagne. »
Hadrien Mouflard, Managing Director of Maison AYALA
For many years now, the Champagne AYALA team has been exploring Chardonnay’s potential in the light of global warming. The Chardonnay grape is more capable of adapting to climate variation and warmer temperatures.
The last few years have all provided ideal growing conditions for Chardonnay, naturally preserving acidity and freshness until harvest while also proving less vulnerable to disease, ensuring pure, elegant champagnes after cellar ageing.
A demanding grape growing approach FROM THE VINEYARD TO THE WINEMAKING PROCESS
Grapes are sorted in the vineyard, berries and musts are tasted during the harvest, and musts are closely analysed, all to facilitate a made-to-measure micro-vinification approach thanks to a collection of various vats (stainless-steal vats from 20 to 200 hL, concrete vats, new wooden barrels…).
Every step of this meticulous process takes place in-house to ensure the Cellar Master, Julian Gout, has a broad palette of aromas and nuances to blend this cuvée with precision.
The 2019 viticultural year
After a mild, sunny fall and winter, 2019 spring turns out dry, rainy and stormy at the same time. It was followed by a scorching summer with day record high temperatures and cool nights, giving a dynamic maturation, especially for Chardonnay. The harvest begins early september with healthy grapes and the promise of a vintage of rare quality. Wines are balanced, elegant and structured with great ageing potential.
new edition, new blend
This new 100% Chardonnay blend from the Grands and Premiers Crus captures the purity of chalk from both the Côte des Blancs and the Montagne de Reims, from the 2019 vintage.
This new edition A/19 blends 6 complementary crus selected during the 2019 harvest: Chouilly, Cramant, Le Mesnil-sur-Oger, Oger, Cuis and Vaudemange.
Over six years ageing in the cellar brings some of the aromatic complexity and creamy texture that AYALA Le Blanc de Blancs is known for. The Extra-Brut dosage, at 5g/l, makes this a champagne of outstanding purity and freshness.
This new edition is a rollout of A/18 and will be followed by new expressions that will continue to explore the diversity of Champagne’s Chardonnay Terroirs. Champagne AYALA wil craft new editions, bringing together complementary Terroirs that tell a new story from one edition to the next.
The words of our Cellar Master
„ Bright, with fine, dynamic bubbles. On the nose, AYALA Le Blanc de Blancs A/19 unveils elegant aromas of pear, grapefruit and jasmine, followed by honeyed tones. On the palate, the wine is forthright and open with notes of blood orange and pastry. An extremely vivacious wine with beautiful bitter notes and the chalky minerality that is so characteristic of Maison AYALA’s signature cuvée. „
Julian Gout, Cellar Master at Maison AYALA
a new, more virtuous bottle for tomorrow
True to the curious and entrepreneurial spirit of its founder Edmond de AYALA, Champagne AYALA continues to innovate responsibly — from its vineyard initiative Atelier Vignoble to the renovation of its historic site in Aÿ-Champagne and its Chefs Engagés ambassadors around the world.
In collaboration with Verallia France, European leader in glass packaging, the Maison unveils a lighter, more sustainable bottle for its emblematic Champagne AYALA Le Blanc de Blancs.
After more than two years of eco-design and technical development, this new transparent bottle — enriched with recycled glass and produced in a 100% electric furnace, unique in the world — achieves a 60% reduction in CO₂ emissions, while preserving the elegance and identity of the Maison’s signature shape.
A bold innovation that strengthens Champagne AYALA’s environmental commitment while preserving the quality of its wines and the Maison’s distinctive identity.
To learn more: A new committed Champagne bottle
