2020 Bereche et Fils Rive Gauche Champagne Extra Brut [V92+]

Producer: Bereche et Fils
Region: Champagne, France
Blend: 100% Pinot Meunier 
Year: 2020  

Vinous, 92+ Points 

"The 2019 Extra Brut Rive Gauche, 100% Meunier, is soft, creamy and quite engaging right out of the gate.  Dried pear, spice, mint, dried flowers and chamomile are some of the notes that grace the 2019.  Today, the Rive Gauche is quite understated, almost surprisingly so given its 11.3% natural alcohol.  This is usually a more extroverted wine.  Dosage is 2.5 grams per liter.  Disgorged: November 2022." 

Winemaker Notes: 

"Rive Gauche is a blanc de noirs of pure Pinot Meunier from nearly half- century-old vines, planted in chalky-clay in Le Port à Binson in the Vallée de la Marne. The purity, intensity and elegance of expression, both of variety and terroir, sets it apart from the handful of other top all-Meunier Champagnes being made today, evoking the spirit of the bohemian Parisian community of the same name." 

Alcohol: 12.5% 

Organically grown. 

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