Benoît Déhu "Cuvée la Rue des Noyers" Extra Brut - NV

Name: Benoît Déhu "Cuvée la Rue des Noyers" Extra Brut
Brand: Benoit Déhu
SKU: 31813
Price: 99.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 31813 750mL

Quality sparkling Pinot Meunier from la Vallée de la Marne. Stony minerality and delicious yellow and dried fruits with a foamy, silky texture. Multi-layered complex wine that has a depth and structure to age for many years.

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Color

White

Vintage

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-Region

La Vallée de la Marne

Producer

Benoit Déhu

Grape Variety

Pinot Meunier

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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Staff Pick Notes

The Champagne house of Déhu Père et Fils was founded in 1787, two years before the French Revolution. The passionate and pensive Benoit Déhu represents the eighth generation of vignerons at this historic but under the radar estate located on the far Western edge of the Vallée de la Marne. NV Extra Brut La Rue des Noyers is a 100% Meunier from a biodynamically farmed 1.7 hectare plot in Fossoy with dark limestone soils. Fermented and aged for ten months in used 228 liter barrels but with "no malolactic, no racking, no filtering, no cold stabilization and no fining. This stunningly powerful and persistent Champagne is surely made for a long distance run. This is a very delicate and elegant release with a superbly refined mousse.

- EG

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