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Ludes 1er Cru Les Beaux Regards
2018
4.5
Region
France › Champagne › Champagne AOC
Type
white · traditional · sparkling · extra-brut
Grapes
Chardonnay
Alcohol
12.5%
Volume
750 mL
Dosage
2 g/L
Disgorged
2022-01
On lees
36 months (3 years)
Available at
- Sabotage
- Wine Bureau#W5546
Tasting Notes(2)
4.5
Profound and generous while staying mineral and vinous - a rare combination. Peanut butter, marzipan, iodine (lots of it, like mineral water from the Carpathians), sweet spices, lemon curd, flowers, tartness. Intense and racy with rounded length. The balance here is wonderful - tarragon, bitter herbs, that chalky mid-slope Ludes character coming through clearly. This tastes expensive in the best way: complex without trying, delicious without compromise.
About
Surface: 0,45 ha
Age of the vines: 50 years
Altitude: 170 m - 10% gradient
Terroir: Chardonnay de Ludes 1er Cru, parcels «les Beaux Regards» and «les Clos», 2 parcels all close to the village at mid-side
Soil: Beautiful light clays, limestone and flint.
Blending: 100% Chardonnay
Vinification: Slow fermentation in barrels, ageing on lees, +36 months of cellaring on laths, foaming under cork.
--- Bérêche & Fils
