Laherte Freres, Champagne Petit Meslier Extra Brut [2022], NV SO081225 JB Becker Here Viognier is fermented on

Here Viognier is fermented on its skins

and limestone slopes above the Loire

from local producers

and bottles them with a light hand: no oak

and the finish lingers with dark roast richness

Laherte Freres, Champagne Petit Meslier Extra Brut [2022], NV SO081225 JB Becker Here Viognier is fermented onPetit Meslier is one of Champagne's nearly forgotten grapes, and almost nobody bottles it on its own Aurlien Laherte does, and as the region warms its naturally piercing acidity has gone from curiosity to genuine asset. The fruit comes from massale selected vines partway up the hill at Chavot, on rich clay silt soils in the Coteaux Sud d'Epernay, and it is fermented and raised in wood like most of the estate's production, then finished at just 2 grams