NV Yann Alexandre Brut Noir, Champagne – buy online

WHO?

Yann Alexandre is the eighth generation of his family to grow vines in the Petite Montagne de Reims, the third to make Champagne there. He and his wife, Séverine, share a passion for horticulture that directly informs their viticulture. Their moto is to grow the vineyard like a garden..

WHERE?

Sous les Roses is a coveted site in the winery’s home village of Courmas which has shallow soils rich in calcareous-clay, a perfectly suited terroir for the expression of Blanc de Noirs. The wine is composed of 60% pinot noir and 40% pinot meunier, fermented and aged in stainless and oak barrels before it spends approximately 5 years en tirage with natural cork.

WHY?

60% Pinot Noir, 40% Meunier, exclusively from the 2017 harvest and the “Sous les Roses” parcel in Courmas. 4 g/L of added sugar. Alcoholic fermentation partially in oak barrels. Partial malolactic fermentation.