{"product_id":"georges-laval-cumieres","title":"Georges Laval Cumieres Premier Cru Brut Nature NV","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e(Base wine 2023)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(189, 0, 0);\"\u003e91 points Vinous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDrinking Window: 2026 - 2033\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eLaval's NV (2023) Brut Nature Cumières is a very pretty, delicate wine that captures the style of a year marked by high yields and rain about ten days before harvest. As a result, this edition (100% 2023) is on the lighter side texturally. It's quite an ethereal Champagne. Light citrus and floral inflections add nuance throughout. Zero dosage. Disgorged: November 2025.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Laval’s version of an entry-level village cuvée produced from fruit from across their plots in Cumiéres. Since 2013 Vincent has bottled the Cumières cuvèes from a single harvests fruit.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e57% Chardonnay | 33% Pinot Noir | 10% Pinot Meunier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003echalk with varying degrees of topsoil | clay topsoil | Ecocert certified organic\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003eneutral oak | indigenous yeasts\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e10 months in barrel | 24 months on the lees in bottle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003earound 375 cases\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0g\/l dosage | less than 20 mg\/L SO2 | biodynamic practices\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFour generations of the Laval family have been tending vines in Champagne and they have been producing estate bottled wines since the 1970’s. Georges Laval, Vincent’s father, was the first to begin bottling wines at the domaine in 1971. Vincent officially joined the family business in 1991 after finishing his studies, and as of 1996 he has been at the helm of the estate.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGeorges set the standard for the quality of the wines coming from this tiny estate and Vincent really hasn’t changed much since he took the reins. The vineyards have been farmed organically since 1971, after Georges read a report from by Jacques Cousteau noting that he and his team had found residual pesticides in the ice of the Arctic, an area with essentially no crops to have been treated with said pesticides. The domaine was one of the first to make the conversion to organics, and for many years was one of only a handful of producers to farm in this manner.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Champagne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67857345544326,"sku":"KS-laval-cumieres","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0075\/0338\/0543\/files\/GeorgesLavalCumieres.png?v=1793510581","url":"https:\/\/www.winesolutions.com\/products\/georges-laval-cumieres","provider":"Wine Solutions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}