Palme Or
⏳ Drinking Window
2023 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Pairs beautifully with fresh oysters and caviar, seared sea scallops, or roasted poultry in a rich cream sauce.
✨ Technical Specifications
Palmes d'Or is the iconic prestige cuvée of Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte, first created to honor a grand opera singer and housed in a striking, dimpled bottle inspired by a hand-cut crystal decanter. This exceptional Champagne is a harmonious 50/50 blend of Grand Cru Chardonnay from the Côte des Blancs, which lends minerality and elegance, and Grand Cru Pinot Noir from the Montagne de Reims, providing structure, power, and rich red fruit notes. Crafted only in exceptional vintage years, the wine undergoes extensive aging on its lees for a minimum of eight to ten years in the chalk cellars of Chouilly. This slow maturation develops a complex aromatic profile of dried honey, toasted brioche, and white flowers, balanced by a vibrant, precise acidity that reflects the chalky soils of Champagne's finest terroirs.
🍾 About the Producer
Established in 1976 by entrepreneur Nicolas Feuillatte and subsequent union with Henri Macquart’s Centre Vinicole de la Champagne, Champagne Nicolas Feuillatte has become the largest union of winegrowers in the appellation and the leading brand across France. Headquartered in Chouilly on the edge of the Côte des Blancs, the collective draws from over 2,100 hectares across the Marne Valley, Montagne de Reims, Côte des Blancs, and Côte des Bar, encompassing more than 80 cooperatives, 11 Grands Crus, and 26 Premiers Crus. Terroirs vary from Belemnite chalk in the central hillsides to sedimentary limestone, marl, and Kimmeridgian clay in the southern reaches. Under the stewardship of Chief Winemaker Guillaume Roffiaen, the cooperative actively champions Sustainable Viticulture in Champagne (VDC) and Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE). Winemaking emphasizes precision, purity of fruit, and vibrant freshness achieved via temperature-controlled stainless steel vinification and meticulous parcel blending, punctuated by benchmarks such as the benchmark Réserve Exclusive Brut and the vintage prestige cuvée Palmes d'Or.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier