Item Number: 6892 UPC: 0630646142118

Country: France
Region: Champagne Sub Region: Champagne
Appellation/AVA: Champagne AOC
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Grape(s): 10% Fromenteau / 8% Arbanne / 14% Pinot Noir / 18% Chardonnay / 17% Pinot Blanc / 18% Pinot Meunier / 15% Petit Meslier
Type: Wine - Sparkling
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Case Production: 250
Alc by Vol(%): 12.5
Total Acidity: 7
pH: 3
Viticulture: Practicing Biodynamic
Soil Type: Chalk and clay with pebbles
This wine is made from lost grape varieties that Champagne Laherte Freres found in their plots. Their ancestors used these grapes in wines of the past; so they have nurtured these lost grapes in an effort to taste Champagne with the same taste as 250 years ago.

Grapes: The grapes are sourced from a parcel planted by Thierry Laherte in 2003 in Chavot. The parcel is farmed in a sustainable way and influenced by biodynamic methods. The whole work in the vineyard is done by hand and exclusively made by the Laherte family.

Winemaking Notes: Natural fermentation occurs in aged Burgundy barrels (minimum of 10 years). Wine matures for six months with regular stirring of the lees. No malolactic fermentation occurs. This wine is a blend of several years (solera system). Wine disgorged by hand with 4g/l dosage.

92+pts John Gilman
"Offering up a deep, youthful and quite stunning nose of pear, apple, citrus zest,complex, almost salty soil tones and a floral topnote of spring flowers. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied, young and very soil-driven, with impressive complexity, brisk acids, excellent focus and balance, slightly coarse, youthful mousse and absolutely stunning length and grip on the finish."

91pts Lisa Perotti-Brown MW
"Wild yeast ferment and a pleasant earthy / savory character, nashi and waxy lemon, some brioche. The palate has crisp acidity and a nice intensity of complex, savory fruit and autolytic notes. Long finish with some minerals."