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Item Number: 2042
UPC: 0805109612051
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Sub Region: Vallee de la Marne
Appellation/AVA: Champagne AOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Grape(s): 96% Pinot Meunier / 4% Chardonnay
Type: Wine - Sparkling
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 6
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12
Viticulture: Certified Biodynamic
Fermented in tank with indigenous yeast and aged partially in barrel sur lees for a minimum 7 years. Always zero dosage and a wonderful expression of Pinot Meunier minerality. This wine is rich, vinous, savory with hints of salt and biscuit.
Vineyard Information: One of the biggest proponents of the Pinot Meunier grape, Françoise ’s holdings are primarily made up of this varietal now and it features highly in her bottlings. In Crouttes-sur-Marne, Françoise Bedel tends vines just feet from the Marne river. The vineyards are planted on a complex soil structure of chalk, gravel, clay, and some grey schist in some parcels. Her south and southeast facing vineyards are worked year round by her son Vincent and not a drop of non-organic treatments have been used on the vines since 1997. This is as far west as you can go in Champagne and still be in Champagne.
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Champagne Francoise Bedel et Fils NV 'Dis, Vin Secret' Brut, Champagne AOC
Rating: 92
Bedel’s overwhelmingly Meunier-dominated NV
Brut Dis, Vin de Secret Brut DB051012 (this batch
harbors 15% Chardonnay and 5% Pinot) received
partial barrel-élevage, though it was fermented in
tank. Its greenhouse-like evocation of flowering and
leafing things is typical for Meunier, with scents of
coriander and mint prominent, and those of apple,
winter pear, and almond anticipating the dominant
flavors on a coolly restrained, silken textured palate.
Cleansing yet clinging, the lusciously lingering finish
subtly glows with an aura of herbal essences. Having
no experience with this wine before now, I can only
hazard a guess that it will continue to delight for a
couple more years – and for all that I (don’t) know,
perhaps significantly longer.
- The Wine Advocate (11/30/2013)
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Champagne Francoise Bedel et Fils NV 'Dis, Vin Secret' Brut, Champagne AOC
Rating: 92
(86% pinot meunier, 8% pinot noir and 6% chardonnay, bottled with no dosage: Light, bright yellow. Pungent, highly aromatic bouquet evokes peach
nectar, poached pear, vanilla and honeysuckle. Deeply pitched orchard
and pit fruit flavors show very good intensity and lift, picking up
spiciness with air. Finishes on a suave floral note, with impressive
focus and length.
- International Wine Cellar (12/15/2012)
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