Champagne Laherte Frères Meslier et Pinot (Base 19. Disg. Dec 2023) NV

Champagne & Sparkling
Petit Meslier
Champagne, France
NV

$342.76

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About this Wine

Base 2019. Disgorged December 2023. Aurélien Laherte is a passionate champion of Champagne’s heirloom grape varieties. His Les 7 parcel (which includes all seven of Champagne’s permitted grapes) was planted in 2003, and things have snowballed since. As a result of this planting, Laherte has developed a strong passion for the potential of Petit Meslier, and in 2013, he planted a small parcel in Chavot using mass-selection cuttings. Between 2018 and 2023, he planted a further 1.7 hectares of Meslier, which will eventually cover 10% of the Estate’s plantings.

Aurélien Laherte is showcasing some of the most exciting winemaking in Champagne today, and this is a good example. Based on the 2019 vintage, this experimental skin contact/rosé is blend of Pinot Noir and Petit Meslier from two plots in Chavot on clay-silt soils. Following maceration, the grapes naturally fermented in a single, neutral barrel. The wine aged on lees in bottle before disgorgement in December 2023, with no dosage. We would love to see what the establishment suits in Épernay and Reims would make of this. This is not strait-laced Champagne for the faint of heart, but a wild roller-coaster ride from the beating heart of the grower movement.

Type	Champagne & Sparkling
Varietal(s)	Petit Meslier
Country	France
Region	Champagne
Appellation	Champagne
Brand	Champagne Laherte Frères
Vintage	Pinot Noir

Wines from Champagne

Associated with luxury, celebration, Champagne is where the world’s most prized sparkling wine originates. In the past it was very common for people to confuse the term Champagne and sparkling wine as they are so synonymous. By EU law however, only sparkling wine made in the Champagne region and under strict quality standards can legally be called by that name.

Sparkling wine produced the Champagne way, goes through secondary fermentation in the bottle. This is known as méthode champenoise or outside of Champagne it is called the traditional method. When the yeast inside the bottle have finished working, they die and become lees. The lees remain in contact with the wine until the winemaker decides to take them out, creating texture, richness, and complexity in the wine.

In comparison, the other popular way of fermenting sparkling wine is called the Charmat method where the fermentation happens en masse in a large tank and extended lees contact does not happen. . This is cheaper and rather than emphasizing richness and complexity, the tank method enhances clean fruit and aromatics, making wines that are youthful and easy drinking.

The principal grapes that go into making champagne include: Chardonnay (white), Pinot Noir (red) and Pinot Meunier (red). A Champagne made exclusively from Chardonnay will be labelled Blanc de blancs while ones comprised of only red grapes will be called Blanc de noirs. Whether it be white or rose however, most Champagne is made from a mix of both red and white grapes.

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