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2020 Extra-Brut Chemin de Reims

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

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Champagne

Color

Sparkling White

Grape/Blend

Chardonnay

Vintages
2020201920182017
Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2027 - 2035

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Alexandre Chartogne is one of the most thoughtful and introspective vignerons in Champagne. Chartogne also takes a lot more risks with his wines than most, something that might not be evident because of his soft-spoken demeanor and shy personality. If a wine does not meet his exacting standards, he does not bottle it, as was the case with the 2020 Heurtebise. Alexandre Chartogne’s framework for Champagne divides wines into those that are composed of mostly mineral matter and those that are predominantly organic and are therefore more vulnerable to decomposition. Mineral wines are vinified and aged with minimal oxygenation. The goal is to preserve that mineral character. Chartogne believes that organic wines are less interesting and more likely to age relatively quickly. His goal is to transform some of their organic matter to mineral though gentle oxidation during élevage. As a result, these wines (the Meuniers, for example) see more oxygen during their time in barrel.