Champagne Laherte Frères Premier Cru Nature de Craie NV (Base 21 Disg. May 2023) elnino cherry-stained aftertaste

cherry-stained aftertaste

the strength of this vintage willcontinue to reveal itself over the course of many years

this vintage is primarily from purchased grapes

Located in the Ribeira del Sil sub-region

Already pleasant and elegant after 3 or 4 years in the bottle

Champagne Laherte Frères Premier Cru Nature de Craie NV (Base 21 Disg. May 2023) elnino cherry-stained aftertasteDisgorged May 2023. Aurlien Laherte has been experimenting with a sans soufre (zero sulphur) cuve for several vintages. In 2018, he cracked it with two barrels of Cte des Blancs juice, drawn from two Premier Cru terroirs in Vertus and Voipreux. Laherte noted that the critical factors to the stability of vinifying in the absence of any additions were zero dosage and full malolactic conversion. The third release of Lahertes Nature de Craie is drawn from