Bérèche, Brut Réserve - NV

Name: Bérèche, Brut Réserve
Brand: Bérèche et Fils
SKU: 31181
Price: 69.99 USD
Availability: OutOfStock

Item # 31181 750mL

The Bérèche domain's Brut Réserve is a solid introduction into this noteworthy Champagne estate. Made from equal parts Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, and Chardonnay, this is powerful yet friendly on the palate with a dosage in the range of 6 g/L. The base wine is vinified in older Burgundy barrels. This practice adds a complexity that's difficult to describe but easy to taste. An impressive bottling from an equally impressive winemaker, Raphaël Bérèche.

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Color

White

Vintage

Country

France

Region

Champagne

Sub-Region

Montagne de Reims

Producer

Bérèche et Fils

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Pinot Meunier

Pinot Noir

Limited Production: Only 1 bottle(s) per customer

Production Methods

Organic

Biodynamic

Wine made from grapes grown organically using natural composting techniques and special preparations of herbal sprays while following the astronomical calendar.

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Staff Pick Notes

When it comes to Champagne I admit to being a bit of a hedonist. For still white wine I go for racy, mineral driven, and dry, dry, dry, but something about the bubbles makes me yearn for exotic fruit and spice, barrel ageing, and a bit more heft all around. That's what I like, but I LOVE the wine from Béreche because it has all that with perfect balance and gorgeous acidity. Made from roughly equal parts Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier and aged in old barrels, the Réserve tastes like quince, rising dough, orange zest, roasted nuts, stony minerals, and ginger. It's bottled unfiltered, and while the Réserve has some sourced fruit in the blend, the winery is currently introducing biodynamics to their 9 ha of estate vineyards. A damn good bottle, hard to drink without feeling like you're celebrating something.

- JON

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