Bereche Champagne Brut Reserve NV ['22 Base] ReasonableCellar2025 and aging in Minnesota oak

and aging in Minnesota oak barrels

5-hectare property in the Mâconnais that he gets to rebuild from the ground up

expressive character

The inaugural release of Château de Pez's second wine

spices and quinine

Bereche Champagne Brut Reserve NV ['22 Base] ReasonableCellar2025 and aging in Minnesota oakOne of Champagne's great insider secrets, poured by the people who make the stuff. Raphael Bereche is among the most obsessive vignerons in the region, tinkering endlessly with farming, pressing, lees contact, and dosage in pursuit of Champagnes that feel both precise and pure pleasure. This Brut Reserve, built on the 2022 base, is a nearly even blend of Pinot Noir, Meunier, and Chardonnay from parcels across the Montagne de Reims and the Vallee de la