"Les Hautes Chèvres" Cumières Premier Cru Brut Nature 2020
An expressive, artisanal single-vineyard Champagne crafted from ripe Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes, revealing pure terroir depth without any dosage.
245,00 €326,67 € / l
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Bottler: Champagne Georges Laval, 16 ruelle du Carrefour, 51480 Cumieres / France
In the glass
Colour
Radiant, warm golden yellow with a fine, long-lasting mousse.
Nose
Nuanced nose of ripe yellow fruit, subtle toasted notes and cool stony minerality.
Palate
Dense, juicy and completely dry on the palate, underpinned by a focused freshness and fine structure.
Character
A deep, uncompromising grower Champagne of enormous length, combining richness with taut elegance.
Pairing
Excellent with pan-fried turbot with hazelnut foam, delicate veal carpaccio or aged Comté.
Notes
Single-vineyard Champagne from certified organic vines in the Premier Cru site of Cumières, gently pressed on a historic Coquard vertical press, fermented with indigenous yeasts in oak casks and bottled without fining, filtration or dosage.
Tasting note
Character
An aristocratic, purist sparkling wine of profound depth and uncompromising character. True to Vincent Laval’s style, it is not the effervescence that dominates here, but the pure structure of the terroir. The texture is creamy and dense, supported by a taut, vibrant acidity. Complex notes of ripe pome fruit, yellow berries and fine lees meet a noble, austere minerality. Through the complete absence of dosage, this Champagne presents itself on the palate crystal-clear and bone-dry, with an immensely long, saline finish.
Terroir & Origin
The single parcel Les Hautes Chèvres is located in the village of Cumières on the south-facing slope above the Marne, a few kilometres north-west of Épernay. In this single vineyard classified as Premier Cru, the vines thrive in direct sunlight on chalk-rich soils. The Laval family has farmed this land since 1694; the parcel is home to historic vines dating back to 1930 and 1971, which are traditionally ploughed by horse. The estate has been one of the pioneers of organic viticulture in the region since 1971.
Grape Variety & Vinification
This cuvée is based on Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The grapes are harvested by hand and then gently pressed in the smallest press in Champagne – a traditional Coquard vertical press. Fermentation takes place spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in used oak casks. After ten months of oak ageing, the wine is bottled without fining, filtration or cold stabilisation. The Champagne matures for years on its lees and is finally released completely unadorned as Brut Nature without dosage. Sulphur additions are kept to an absolute minimum.
Food Pairings
Thanks to its deep structure and the absence of sweetness, this Champagne pairs exquisitely with aged Comté, pan-seared scallops or a fine quail breast. It also provides a brilliant accompaniment to wild game birds or richly flavoured sea fish.
