
2023
Region
France › Champagne › Vallée de la Marne › Cumières › Champagne AOC
Type
white · traditional · sparkling · brut-nature
Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
Alcohol
11%
Volume
750 mL
Disgorged
2025-11-24
On lees
~20 months (~2 years)
Wow. Propolis up front, then the perfume opens out: kozinaki, flowers that have already been turned to nectar inside bees' bellies, linden honey, acacia blossom. Nuts threading through it all. Just an unbelievably good-smelling glass. Young and charged underneath, with the concentration and long finish that signal a wine only going to get more interesting. Where most Champagne bottles blur into the same broad-shouldered story, this one has its own voice - stylish, unique, unmistakably itself.
The 2023 release of Georges Laval's Cumières Premier Cru, single-vintage from the family's village plots. Three grapes - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier - vinified in oak barrels with no artifice. Brut Nature (zero dosage), Ecocert-certified (FR-BIO-01); organic viticulture at the estate since 1971. Dégorgé 24 November 2025, lot BC23. 11% ABV.