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Legrand-Latour
Yprésien
2020
4.3
Region
France › Champagne › Vallée de la Marne › Champagne AOC
Type
white · traditional · sparkling · extra-brut
Grapes
Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
Alcohol
13%
Volume
750 mL
Disgorged
2025-02
On lees
>42 months
Tasting Notes(1)
4.3
Wow. A white that looks more like a rosé or an orange wine. Rosemary, grapefruit, orange oil, almond, peach, cherry blossom. White spices, tobacco. Great structure - this is more mineral than fruity, with a chalky depth and a saline, taut palate that leads to a long, incisive finish. The fruit core sits somewhere between white and pink, but it's the salinity and vibrancy that define everything. Super precise.
About
Champagne from Legrand-Latour, a family domaine in Fleury-la-Rivière (Vallée de la Marne) with four generations of viticulture. Named after the Ypresian geological epoch (56-48 million years ago), reflecting the family's geo-oenological philosophy. Thibault Legrand, the current generation, continues his father's passion for terroir research - the ageing cellar doubles as an underground geological museum, housing fossils from 30 years of excavation.
80% Meunier, 20% Pinot Noir, 2020 vintage. 12 months in oak barrels without corrective intervention. Minimum 42 months on lees, extra brut (zero dosage). 3,583 bottles produced. The soils of Vandières and Verneuil are composed of marl, clay, fine sand, and sandstone - successive freshwater and seawater sedimentations that give the wine its composite, mineral character.