2017 Laherte Freres Les Vignes d’Autrefois, Champagne
A$170.94
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SKU
B19897V17
The 2017 Extra Brut Vignes d’Autrefois, 100% Meunier from vines planted between 1947 and 1964, offers plenty of depth, texture and resonance. Orchard fruit, spice, ginger, dried fruit and plum meld together in a Champagne of real gravitas. There is certainly plenty to look forward to. The 2017 is perhaps just a touch slender, but in exchange it will drink well pretty much upon release. Dosage is 2-4 grams per liter. Disgorged: March, 2021.
Base 2016, disgorged September 2020. This is 100% old-vine Pinot Meunier from a biodynamically managed vineyard named Les Baudiers in Chavot, Côteaux Sud d’Épernay. That’s not a typo, by the way. The first vintage of this wine bore a misprint on the label and the name Les Beaudiers has been used ever since. The vines were planted in 1953, 1958 and 1965. The vineyard lies on the lower slopes of Chavot where the bedrock is hard limestone with a topsoil made up of silex and clay. The occasional vine of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Fromenteau can be found in the vineyard as well. It’s a powerful terroir that can ripen Pinot Meunier to full maturity—so much so that Aurélien’s father used to make a red wine from this area.
The fruit was de-stemmed and left to macerate for 14-16 hours on skins, followed by a natural fermentation in old oak barrels and maturation on lees (in the same barrels) for a minimum of 12 months with no malolactic fermentation. After being aged in bottle on lees for four years, the wine was disgorged by hand with around two to three grams per litre. Aurélien seeks a vinous and textured Rosé de Saignée from this potent terroir, but also one with delicacy and lift.
| Product/Service Sold Out | Yes |
|---|---|
| En Primeur | No |
| New Arrivals | No |
| Wine Type | Champagne/Sparkling |
| Wine Style | Biodynamic |
| Country | France |
| Region | Epernay |
| Varietals | Pinot Meunier |
| Vintage | 2017 |
| Bottle Size | 750ml |
| Wine Points | 93 |
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