Laherte Frères Blanc de Blancs Nature

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Les Empreintes2 parcels coming from our Village, Chavot. Here, we would like to present the Quintessence each year in this specific Terroir…Cultural practices :vines growing with the respect of nature. Influenced by ecoligical methods.Assemblage:• 50% Chardonnay (1/3 of Chardonnay muscaté). Les Chemins d’Epernay. Clay soils with a little silt stratum in surface. Chalky subsoil. Plots planted in 1957.• 50% Pinot Noir. Les Rouges Maisons. Soil fairly deep with an important presence of clay, flints and schists. Chalky subsoils. Plots planted in 1983.Vinification: •Picked up by hand when fully ripen, traditional press.•Alcoholic fermentation in barrels. •Malolactic fermentation not made.•Ageing on lees during 6 months. Dosage:disgorgmentby hand. 3Gr /l.Tasting notes :-Jancis Robinson:Very focused indeed.presumably because there is no maloand the Pinot is grown on limestone. Very marked acidity and crystalline structure. Super fresh and racy –a sort of Saar style of champagne! 17/ 20-Antonio Galloni: 93 / 100/ Tyson Stelzer: 93 / 10