Region
France › Champagne › Montagne de Reims › Grande Montagne de Reims › Ludes › Champagne AOC
Type
white · traditional · sparkling · extra-brut
Grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Alcohol
12.5%
Volume
750 mL
Dosage
3 g/L
Disgorged
2024-07
On lees
>72 months
Tasting Notes(1)
4.6
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Le Cran is Bérêche's lieu-dit cuvee from Ludes 1er Cru - the village the family has been farming for generations. The cuvee was first made in 2004, the year Raphael joined his father at the domaine, and is a co-fermented blend of two adjacent mid-slope parcels: Les Hautes Plantes (Chardonnay, west-facing, planted 1969) and Les Vignes Saint-Jean (Pinot Noir, east-facing, planted 1973). The split is roughly 50/50 Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
The 2017: vintage cuvee, fermented and aged in oak in the house style, >72 months on lees, disgorged July 2024 as Extra Brut. Long elevage and the co-fermentation of the two parcels are what give Le Cran its texture - the wine reads as one place rather than a Pinot/Chardonnay assembly.
