Champagne Bérêche et Fils Brut Réserve Vieilles Vignes Non Filtrée NV Base 21. Disg Dec 2023

Champagne Bérêche et Fils Brut Réserve Vieilles Vignes is bottled unfiltered and disgorged by hand after three years on lees in the family cellar.

Raphaël and Vincent Bérêche farm at Ludes on the Montagne de Reims, and this is the cuvée on which the estate’s reputation rests. The blend is roughly a third Pinot Noir from Ludes, Trépail and Ormes, a third Chardonnay from sites across the Montagne de Reims and the Vallée de la Marne, and thirty per cent Meunier from Mareuil-le-Port. Ludes and Trépail supply the tension that offsets the depth and texture of the Marne fruit and the reserve wines, and the average vine age is around 40 years. Hand-harvested fruit ferments naturally in barrel and is aged in barrel and tank before bottling, then rests 36 months sur lattes and is disgorged by hand with just over 5 g/L dosage. The style is taut and focused, dense but held by crystalline acidity and a smoky mineral edge.

Drinking well now and holding for five years or more. Serve at about 8°C as an aperitif, or with roast quail, mushroom tart or hard cheese.

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