2020 Pauline Collin Bereche Vieilles Vignes Ludes Premier Cru, Champagne, France Rhum J.M adjacent to “Aux Brûlées”

adjacent to “Aux Brûlées”

loam soils

which makes the wine gain in structure

Chenin blanc was planted on our site in the early 1980s by Barden Stevenot but by the time we took over stewardship of the ranch in 2013 it was no longer in the vineyard

The grapes are grown on a historic site overlooking Lake Caldaro

2020 Pauline Collin Bereche Vieilles Vignes Ludes Premier Cru, Champagne, France Rhum J.M adjacent to “Aux Brûlées”Paulines 2020 is a masterclass in restraint and a sophisticated evolution of her stylebalancing rich fruit and complexity from extended lees aging, with a bone dry 2 grams and a mind tweaking bead of flinty, saline minerality. Since the 2019 vintage, a dash of Petit Meslier has been added to a predominantly Pinot Chard blend. The rare, ancestral white variety is like a secret weapon; in one hand, remarkably resilient in the heat and drought, and in