Description / Reviews
// 100% Pinot Meunier (Massif de St Thierry, north-west of Reims)
2021 base vintage, with ~65% reserve wines (disgorged in 2025)
Certified organic
3g/L dosage
It'll always be a great day in the shop when boxes with Emmanuel's name on them come through the door, such is their rare shelf-scarce nature, and what a tasty expression he has brought forth from Champagne's northernmost area (Massif de Saint-Thierry). The total Meunier dominance is something we don't see nearly enough of, completely shining here alongside the fresh 2021 base vintage with opening notes of ripe orange skin zest, chalk, dried stonefruits and ocean breeze. The area's generous soils of sand, marl and clay show in ample style come the mid-palate, with chiselled bursts of saline acidity, white peach and almond, as well as hints of some earthen spice and red berry pleasure. Its finish is slightly toasted, granting one very well-balanced bottle of bubbles, holding complexity that could go alongside some fine fish carpaccio, tartare or sushi, as well as the levity that would make for a crispy apéritif on a hot summer's day. Drink this one soon, and with unperturbed pleasure - Our Notes
