Eliane Delalot 'Pleiades' Extra Brut, Champagne, France R22 Mouthes Le Bihan When we tasted the finished

When we tasted the finished base wine in the spring

and Noizon—which sit on both deeper clay soils and shallower

the 60-year-old vines have the perfect conditions as well as varying orientations depending on the plot

and lime oil

5-acre estate vineyard as their eponymous wine and receives the same impeccable care in the cellar (20 months in 40% new French oak)

Eliane Delalot 'Pleiades' Extra Brut, Champagne, France R22 Mouthes Le Bihan When we tasted the finishedAppellation: Champagne Vintage: 2022 Grape Variety: 75% Pinot Meunier & 25% Pinot Noir Origin: Saulchery (Marne Valley) Vineyard: Les Chapelles Age of the Vines: 15 to 40 years old Soil Geology: Clay & limestone Harvest Date: Middle of September Alcohol: 12% pH: 3. 08 Residual Sugar Dosage: 2. 5 g l Total SO2: < 42 mg L Bottling Date: July 2022 Disgorgement: April 2025 Farming: Certified organic, Fukuoka influence Winemaking: All grapes are hand