NV Lebeau-Batiste Champagne Brut 'Tradition'
$30.38
Sale price
$30.38
Regular price
$49.00
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Region: Côte de Blancs < Champagne < France
Grapes: 60% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier
Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming; chalk + marl soils; base wine is mostly ‘17 vintage; juice goes through ML then spends 3 years on the lees, 8% neutral barrel aged with 3 g dosage; minimal added So2;12% ABV
NV Lebeau-Batiste Champagne Brut 'Tradition'
$30.38
Sale price
$30.38
Regular price
$49.00
Grapes: 60% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Noir, 20% Pinot Meunier
Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming; chalk + marl soils; base wine is mostly ‘17 vintage; juice goes through ML then spends 3 years on the lees, 8% neutral barrel aged with 3 g dosage; minimal added So2;12% ABV
- Woman winemaker - Anne-Marie Batiste
- Organic, dry-farmed grower Champagne -- rare in this fancy region
- Tiny (800 case production) estate farmed by the same family since the 14th century!
- Aged 30+ months, locking in those persistent, tiny bubbles and rich, nutty, citrusy, stony notes of which Champagne dreams are made
- Luxury for less -- $100/btl, cult status, allocated-everywhere-else-on-Earth grower Champagne for less than $50 bucks