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The 2019 Extra Brut Les Empreintes (50% Pinot Noir, 50% Chardonnay) is another compelling wine in this range from Laherte Frères. Crushed rocks, lemon peel, chalk, mint and white pepper are all finely sculpted. All the elements are so well balanced. This vibrant, chiseled Champagne is lights out. The airy, lifted finish adds to its considerable appeal. Dosage is 2 grams per liter. Disgorged: December 2024; multiple disgorgements throughout the year.

One of his most sought after wines, this very interesting blend of half Pinot and half Chardonnay is always vintage dated.  The chardonnay (of which 1/3 is Chardonnay muscaté) comes from Les Chemins d’Epernay with clay and silt soils and a chalky subsoil. Planted in 1957. The pinot noir Les Rouges Maisons is planted in soils that are fairly deep with clay, flints and schists in the topsoils with a chalky bedrock. Planted in 1983.

• 50% Chardonnay (1/3 of Chardonnay muscaté). Planted in 1957.
• 50% Pinot Noir. Planted in 1983.
• Dosage 2 g/L
• Farming Practices: Biodynamic, Organic
• 35-61+ year old vines (for this 2018)
• Alcoholic fermentation in used barrels
• NO Malolactic fermentation made
• Aging on lees for 6 months.