LAHERTE Les Longues Voyes 2018

Grower family Laherte offers two distinct vintage Blanc de Noirs released in a limited small edition : Les Vignes d'Autrefois from Pinot Meunier and Les Longues Voyes from Pinot Noir.

Les Longues Voyesis a vintage Pinot Noir Champagne sourced from a single hectare of biodynamic vines in Chamery, 1er Cru location, in the Montagne de Reims. The old vines are rooted in clay and silts over a limestone base. It's made from a single four-tonne press of grapes which was naturally fermented and matured in old Clos des Epeneaux and Leroux oak barrels. With an 18 months long ageing in barrels and another 18-20 months on the lees in the bottle, richness and complexity is added. The dosage is always kept low (extra brut). The nose reveals notes of black fruits, and the palate is lively, tense, fine, tasty and tonic. The wine is of great purity with a very persistent saline finish.

Cultivation :

Ecological, vines grown with respect to nature. 

Assemblage : 

100% Pinot Noir from old vines in 1er Cru Chamery, Montagne de Reims, Soils with clay and silts.  Limestone subsoils.

Vinification :

• Picked by hand when fully riped
• Traditionally pressed
• Alcoholic fermentation made in old Burgundy oak barrels
• Malolactic fermentation is blocked to promote the expression of the terroir
• Ageing on fine lees for 18-20 months
• Disgorgement by hand
• Dosage : extra brut 4 g/l
• 2018 : only 3’741 bottles produced

94 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): The 2018 Extra Brut Blanc de Noirs Les Longues Voyes 1er Cru, 100% Pinot Noir, is the most engaging of the three parcellaire wines today. Aromatic, deep and exquisitely layered, the Longues Voyes is super-expressive today. Crushed red berry fruit, mint, white pepper, crushed rocks and bright acids lend vibrancy throughout.