Champagne Laherte Frères Les Empreintes 2016 Disg. Dec 2021

Champagne Laherte Frères Les Empreintes is a selection of five barrels from each of the family's two finest plots at Chavot.

Aurélien Laherte describes this cuvée as the quintessence of the Chavot terroir. The Chardonnay comes from Les Chemins d'Épernay, planted in 1957 on clay with chalky subsoils, and around a third of that fruit is the rare Chardonnay Muscaté. The Pinot Noir comes from Les Rouges Maisons, planted in the late 1980s on deep soil rich in clay, flint and schist. The two are vinified separately and raised in old Burgundy oak, with some portions fermented in second-hand barrels from DRC's Le Montrachet holding. The dosage is four grams per litre and the bottling was disgorged in December 2021. The old vines and clay of Les Chemins d'Épernay give the wine genuine depth and texture, balanced by a long, fine finish. Anyone who follows white Burgundy will recognise the textural and mineral register.

Drinking well now and capable of eight to ten years. Serve at 8°C with roast turbot, poultry in cream sauce or an aged hard cheese.

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