Bottler: Champagne Jean Servagnat, 42 Rue Saint Vincent, 51390 Vrigny / France
In the glass
Colour
Pale golden yellow with slightly copper-coloured reflections and a fine mousse.
Nose
Precise aromatics featuring notes of red apple, fresh brioche, wild herbs and dark berries.
Palate
Radically dry, taut and gripping on the palate, defined by chalky freshness and juicy fruit.
Character
Rebellious, uncompromising and fiercely independent with a natural drive.
Pairing
Pairs brilliantly with fresh oysters, seafood tartare or aged Comté.
Notes
A single-varietal Brut Nature Pinot Meunier, spontaneously fermented, unfiltered and biodynamically produced in the Premier Cru Coulommes-la-Montagne.
Tasting note
Character
An uncompromising, distinctive sparkling wine that reveals the rebellious side of Champagne. Bottled as a Brut Nature without any dosage, it presents itself puristic, gripping and with unadulterated freshness. On the palate, a fine texture combines with a taut grip – an expressive elixir for lovers of artisanal sparkling wines far beyond the mainstream.
Terroir & Origin
The grapes hail from Coulommes-la-Montagne, a Premier Cru village in the heart of the Petite Montagne de Reims. The cool, harsh and humid microclimate of this sub-region demands everything from the vines. Serving as a reliable mouthpiece for the terroir, the interplay between the cool weather and chalky soils brings a pointed acidity and a striking, salty texture to the wine.
Grape Variety & Vinification
This vintage Champagne is a single-varietal 100% Pinot Meunier. Here, Jean Servagnat proves that the often-underestimated Meunier grape can develop remarkable structure in the right soils. The vineyards are cultivated biodynamically with painstaking hand labour. In the cellar, Servagnat lets nature take the lead: the base wine is spontaneously fermented with wild yeasts, aged in three-year-old barriques, and finally bottled unfiltered with minimal sulphur addition.
Food Pairings
Thanks to its bone-dry, straightforward character, this Champagne is an excellent partner for iodine-rich delicacies. It shines alongside oysters, scallops, scallop sashimi or pan-seared turbot. It also provides a focused counterpoint to puristic Pata Negra ham or aged Comté.
