{"product_id":"pauline-collin-bereche-1er-cru-ludes-750ml","title":"Pauline Collin Bereche 1er Cru Ludes 2020 750ml","description":"\u003cp\u003eFRANCE : CHAMPAGNE : MONTAGNE DE REIMS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eORGANIC : Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Petit Meslier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMED-BODIED, RAINIER CHERRY, BRIOCHE, PRESERVED LEMON, CHALKY MINERAL, NEUTRAL OAK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe juice ferments spontaneously in used 450-litre barrels from Vincent Girardin's Meursault cellar — Burgundian white wine cooperage that builds texture without imposing oak flavor. After blending, the wine ages four years on laths and is disgorged to 2 g\/L: Extra Brut, barely sweet, leaving nothing between the chalk and the drinker.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePauline Collin-Bérêche launched her label in Ludes in 2016, farming the same old-vine plots her family has worked for four generations. Her great-grandfather founded the village cooperative in 1945; she makes the wine her way — single-vintage, organically farmed, bottled under her own name.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 5% Petit Meslier is the signature: one of Champagne's ancient varieties, nearly abandoned before warmer growing seasons rehabilitated it, it supplies the lifted citrus and structural freshness that reviewers consistently single out on the finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003ePAIRINGS :\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eRaw oysters\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003echalky minerality mirrors shellfish brine; Extra Brut dryness adds no competing sweetness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eRoast chicken with herbs\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePinot Noir structure handles the fat; the wine's freshness keeps the pairing clean\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003eMushroom risotto\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eautolytic brioche and crème fraîche notes echo aged Parmigiano and mushroom umami\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Sussex Wine Merchants","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62618009665695,"sku":"8457","price":108.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0232\/3203\/files\/IMG-0861.jpg?v=1767039895","url":"https:\/\/eastsidecellars.com\/products\/pauline-collin-bereche-1er-cru-ludes-750ml","provider":"Eastside Cellars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}