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.