2017 Bereche, Le Cran 1er Cru Champagne 750ml

When it comes to Grower Champagne, few have managed to separate themselves from the pack - by virtue of their genius or their talent for making Champagne of unique expressiveness. Two who have are the brothers, Raphaël and Vincent Bérêche.

'Le Cran' is equal parts Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the best sites in Ludes. Planted with old vines in two lieux-dits at the village’s chalky mid-slope “sweet spot,” 'Le Cran' is a Champagne that, as Raphaël told Peter Liem, “demonstrates that there is much more minerality in the mid-slope of a premier cru than at the base of the slope in a grand cru.” So magically intense and rich, yet not heavy, is Le Cran’s expression of Ludes that it is made every year as “a true picture of the terroir” in that particular growing season.