Champagne Laherte Frères Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature NV (Base 22 Disg. Aug 2025) gemtree charm and vitality

charm and vitality

especially the Chardonnay at only $24 dollars for a Yarra Valley 95 point wine

Wild fermented in 228ltr barrels of which 33% are new followed by 10 months aging

Grapes partly originating from the Limozin terroir

Champagne Laherte Frères Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature NV (Base 22 Disg. Aug 2025) gemtree charm and vitalityThis super mineral Champagne is 100% Chardonnay from the Laherte family's chalkiest soils in Chavot and pernay. These vineyards are biodynamically farmed, and the soil is rich in chalk and chalky clay (marl), with pockets of flint and schist. Its the chalkiness that drives the wines striking, racy and intensely saline mineralitythat energy, freshness and zingy, citric linewhile the clay provides balancing fruit weight and texture.