Description
Established in 1760 the house of Lanson is one of Champagne’s oldest and was part of the first wave of Champagne houses from 1729 with Ruinart with the likes of Clicquot, Moet, Taittinger, Roederer and others. When the French governement permited wine to be shipped in bottle (instead of only in barrel). This made Champagne possible and the enterprising Champenois didn’t waste any time. Lanson became a favorite of the Champagen guzzling Brits and earned a Royal Warrant in 1900 making them official purveyors to the British royal family. Later on they became the official bubbles at Wimbledon.
Being one of the oldest is a blessing for a Champagne house. This begins on the vine. Lanson has 57 hectares their own vineyards 16 of which are organically or biodynamcally cultivated. They also have long term contracts with with top growers of Grand Cru quality grapes. Their extensive library of reserve wines is another privilege of Lanson enjoys. This broad palatte of wines used for blending adds depth and subtlety to the various cuvees produced at Lanson.
The organic cultivation in the vineyard as well as the attention to detail in the winemaking is beyond what the founders of Lanson could have imagined. Dosages getting leaner and more vineyard character is expressed in the various cuvees. For richness some light barrel aging and even a little malo lactic conversion is being employed as well.
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