Lelarge-Pugeot Champagne Tradition XBrut Lowland stopping at about 7½-8% alcohol

stopping at about 7½-8% alcohol

The soil is clay

For all the talk of natural wines

a lot of black pepper and bay leaf with sweet orange confit

face northward

Lelarge-Pugeot Champagne Tradition XBrut Lowland stopping at about 7½-8% alcohol55% Pinot Meunier, 30% Pinot Noir, 15% Chardonnay. 25yr old vines. 70% 2016 harvest, 30% reserve wines. Aged on lees 3 years before disgorgement. 4 grams dosage. Lelarge Pugeot is an eighth generation winery in the Premier Cru village of Vrigny on the rolling slopes of the Montagne de Reims (about 15 minutes west of Reims). It is a real family operation, helmed by the two parents, Dominique and Dominique, and supported by their kids. The familys 8. 7