2020 Pauline Collin Bereche Vieilles Vignes Ludes Premier Cru, Champagne, France Collotte 68 grams per liter

68 grams per liter

limestone and granite – while keeping as many of the other variables constant

Making of: the grapes undergo a short spontaneous fermentation in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks

52ha) – made first time in 2016 due to the frost

Aged in 350l and 700l barrels (30% new)

2020 Pauline Collin Bereche Vieilles Vignes Ludes Premier Cru, Champagne, France Collotte 68 grams per literPaulines 2020 is a masterclass in restraint and a sophisticated evolution of her stylebalancing rich fruit and complexity from extended lees aging, with a bone dry 2 grams and a mind tweaking bead of flinty, saline minerality. Since the 2019 vintage, a dash of Petit Meslier has been added to a predominantly Pinot Chard blend. The rare, ancestral white variety is like a secret weapon; in one hand, remarkably resilient in the heat and drought, and in