2018 Suenen 'La Grande Vigne' Pinot Meunier Extra Brut, Champagne, France Hubert Lamy Anselme’s great multi-vintage cuvée is

Anselme’s great multi-vintage cuvée is aged 42 months before desgorgement

The young wine is then transferred to stainless steel and cement tanks for 18 months

citrus-forward gins – try it with Suze for a White Negroni – as well as blanco tequila

Bottled June 25th

SOIL: Argelette refers to the stony soil made of of silt and clay/silt and dates back to the Precambrian era

2018 Suenen 'La Grande Vigne' Pinot Meunier Extra Brut, Champagne, France Hubert Lamy Anselme’s great multi-vintage cuvée isFrom a single parcel of own rooted Pinot Meunier vines planted on chalk and clay silt soils across a south facing mid slope in the Montigny sur Vesle., this cuve is made by Aurlien Suenen to highlight Meuniers aromatic generosity with minerality and precision. Fermentation is spontaneous in stainless steel, followed by 48 months on the lees before disgorgement; dosage is under 4 g L for a genuine Extra Brut finish.