2019 Aurélien Lurquin, Pinot noir les Forcières - 香槟地 Brut Nature - 1 Bottle (0.75L)

Located in Romery, in the Marne Valley, Aurélien Lurquin produces exclusive cuvées from his 2.3 hectares of vines. A full member of this new wave of winemakers highlighting the terroir in a region where it had long been forgotten, he presents here a 100% Pinot Noir cuvée, from the single vineyard "Les Forcières." The south-facing vines are rooted in a terroir of clay and flint, and are farmed organically. The grapes are harvested early in the morning to preserve their freshness, then pressed very slowly in an old Coquard press, restored by his father, a cabinetmaker. The juice ferments in old barrels using indigenous yeasts, with no additives. The wine is aged for eleven months on the lees before being bottled for the second fermentation. This cuvée was bottled in August 2018 and disgorged in November 2020 without dosage. Only 1,468 bottles were produced. A rare cuvée from a winemaker who is sure to make waves in the future.