Lelarge-Pugeot

Tradition Extra Brut

The family's entry-level stunner features a Meunier-dominant blend that spotlights the drive and poise of the estate’s leading lady, the underappreciated Pinot Meunier variety. This bottling is the platonic ideal of growers’ champagne, seamlessly weaving the high-toned mineral streak of Vrigny with the delicate and more savory leaning aromas of this red-dominant cépage, drawn from a total of 30 parcels in Vrigny, the northernmost premier cru in Champagne (Estate vineyards, vines over 30 years old, biodynamic certified). The first fermentation (with indigenous yeast) is followed by roughly 10 months in French oak foudres on the fine lees before being blended for secondary fermentation in bottle. The wine rests in bottle a remarkable 3-4 years or more on the lees before being disgorged, and this is their *entry* level wine! A dry wine, being Extra Brut (2 g/L dosage), yet so rich and robust. Only 37ppm SO2. "Pale golden yellow with a persistent effervescence, this creamy Champagne offers a great depth of rich, ripe apples, apricots, and a tangy orange zest notes."
France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan

Region:  Vrigny, Montagne de Reims

Appellation:  Champagne Vrigny 1er Cru AOC

Varietal/Blend:  50% Pinot Meunier, 40% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay

ABV:  12.5%

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

Cellar: The grapes for this wine are fermented with indigenous yeast, spending 10 months on fine lees. Bottled in July 2018, it aged 3 years on lees, disgorged November 2021, with 2 g/L dosage and 37 ppm SO2.

CSPC:  871184

Winemakers Note:  []

What the Critics are saying:  []

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Lelarge-Pugeot
Tradition Extra Brut

Region:  Vrigny, Montagne de Reims

Appellation:  Champagne Vrigny 1er Cru AOC

France
White
Biodynamic Wine
Vegan
The family's entry-level stunner features a Meunier-dominant blend that spotlights the drive and poise of the estate’s leading lady, the underappreciated Pinot Meunier variety. This bottling is the platonic ideal of growers’ champagne, seamlessly weaving the high-toned mineral streak of Vrigny with the delicate and more savory leaning aromas of this red-dominant cépage, drawn from a total of 30 parcels in Vrigny, the northernmost premier cru in Champagne (Estate vineyards, vines over 30 years old, biodynamic certified). The first fermentation (with indigenous yeast) is followed by roughly 10 months in French oak foudres on the fine lees before being blended for secondary fermentation in bottle. The wine rests in bottle a remarkable 3-4 years or more on the lees before being disgorged, and this is their *entry* level wine! A dry wine, being Extra Brut (2 g/L dosage), yet so rich and robust. Only 37ppm SO2. "Pale golden yellow with a persistent effervescence, this creamy Champagne offers a great depth of rich, ripe apples, apricots, and a tangy orange zest notes."

TECHNICAL INFO

Varietal/Blend:  50% Pinot Meunier, 40% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay

ABV:  12.5%

Vineyard:  Lelarge-Pugeot Tradition Extra Brut comes from estate vineyards in Vrigny 1er Cru at 80–120 meters altitude. The 30-year-old vines grow in sand and clay-limestone soils over chalk bedrock in a continental climate with oceanic influence. Harvested in 2017.

Cellar: The grapes for this wine are fermented with indigenous yeast, spending 10 months on fine lees. Bottled in July 2018, it aged 3 years on lees, disgorged November 2021, with 2 g/L dosage and 37 ppm SO2.

CSPC:  871184

Winemakers Note: []

What the Critics are saying: []

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

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TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Vrigny, Montagne de Reims

Appellation:  Champagne Vrigny 1er Cru AOC

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Varietal/Blend:  50% Pinot Meunier, 40% Pinot Noir, 10% Chardonnay

Fermentation:  Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.

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Vineyard & Vine Age:  Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.

ABV:  12.5%

Produced Cases:  50

CSPC:  871184

Calgary + Alberta South

Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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