2023

100% Chardonnayvinified in oak barrels

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier Dosage: 0g/l vinified in oak for 8 months 18 months of bottle maturity Peter Liem: Laval releases his non-vintage champagne as both a brut and a brut nature: the brut usually has between four and five grams of sugar per liter, while the brut nature is, obviously, non-dosé. In the past, Georges Laval used to make this wine with one-third of each variety, but since 1992 the percentage of chardonnay has been increased, and today Vincent Laval's blends are normally made up of about half chardonnay, although the exact proportions can change according to the base year. In addition, the proportion of reserve wine can vary dramatically: some versions are actually made entirely from a single year, while others can incorporate small amounts of wine from previous years, as Laval sees fit. With Laval's meticulous selection and attention to detail, this is hardly an ordinary non-vintage brut, often showing a level of expression and complexity that can rival other producers' vintage champagnes, and it is also a wine that's well worth keeping in the cellar.  

Still wine 100% Pinot NoirVinified in Barrique Increasingly, one now encounters superb still wines in Champagne. David Léclapart's son Martin has developed a small soft spot for the "Coteaux" and would like to become even more active in this direction in the future.    

50% Chardonnay, Le Mesnil, Grand Cru, Côte des Blancs50% Pinot Noir, Puisieulx, Grand Cru, Montagne de ReimsHarvested as late as possibleAlcoholic fermentation in used 228, 400, 500, and 600-liter barriquesTwo years of bottle agingJérôme Prévost's Champagnes are among the most sought-after in the world and are therefore very rarely available.